Episode 61 - Maria Keramarou - The Big Measles Comeback

ECDC: On Air

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Science

5 • 3 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of ECDC: On Air we discuss the rising cases of measles in Europe with Maria Keramarou - ECDC's expert in vaccine preventable diseases.

We explore the highly contagious nature of measles, the importance of vaccination, the resurgence of cases post-COVID, and the challenges of vaccine hesitancy and misinformation.

We talk about the critical role of herd immunity and the need for reliable information to combat the spread of measles and protect vulnerable populations.

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0:00.0	ECDC on air.
0:05.8	The podcast of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
0:09.3	Keeping up to date with European epidemiology.
0:14.6	Hello, welcome and thanks for tuning in to ECDC on air, the podcast of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control.
0:21.5	I'm your host, Lee, recording from my headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.
0:25.0	On today's episode, we're sitting down with Maria Karamaru,
0:28.6	expert in vaccine preventable diseases here at ECDC,
0:31.4	to discuss the rising number of cases of measles in Europe,
0:35.2	how serious of a disease it is, and why vaccines offer the
0:38.2	best protection from it.
0:53.5	So today we're sitting down with Maria Karamaru, expert in vaccine preventable diseases here at ECDC.
0:59.0	Maria, thanks for joining us.
1:00.5	Thank you, Lee, for the invitation to be here with you.
1:03.5	So we're going to be discussing measles today.
1:06.5	For someone who might not know much about what measles is, could you tell us a little bit about
1:11.2	what exactly it is and why it's so contagious? Sure. So measles is a highly contagious
1:17.3	acute viral disease that is caused by the measles virus. The virus is transmitted mainly through
1:24.8	droplets, so when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The virus can remain
1:31.2	viable in the air or on the surfaces, even up to two hours. People with measles can spread
1:37.6	the virus even before they know they have it, so that is the most tricky part. Usually the
1:43.8	contagious period starts five days before the onset of measles rush
1:48.6	and can last up to four days after.
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