More and more measles cases in Austria – urgent appeal to the population. Skin rash, high fever and inflammation in the nasopharynx are among the typical symptoms of measles.

There were 59 cases of measles in Tyrol alone. The numbers have almost reached the previous year's level. Last year, 186 measles cases were recorded in the reporting system. Of these, 49 people were treated in hospital. This means that by February there will be almost as many cases as in the whole of 2023.