Why are measles cases on the increase?

This episode of Incident Report will be available on BBC iPlayer until at least the end of January 2025

There are a flurry of news stories about a rise in numbers of cases of measles in the United Kingdom, and further afield, e.g. Why is measles making a comeback in the UK? , Measles outbreaks cause alarm: what the data say, and ‘Clusters’ of measles are appearing in three regions of the UK. It was against this backdrop that I watched the Measles outbreak: Why now? episode of Incident Room on iPlayer. I thought the 20 minute explainer was very helpful, and therefore that I’d flag it here. In the programme, health reporter Smitha Mundasad interviews three others for their insights into the current rise in measles cases.