The well-worn path from armed conflict to measles resurgence

José E Hagan

PLOS Medicine, 2026, vol. 23, issue 6, 1-4

Abstract: Armed conflict weakens immunization, surveillance, and socioeconomic resilience, increasing measles risk during and after war. Protecting routine vaccination in crises is a core emergency response.In this Perspective, José Hagan discusses how and why weakened immunization, surveillance, and socioeconomic resilience due to armed conflict increases measles risk during and after war, and outlines why protecting routine vaccination in crises should be a core emergency response.

Date: 2026
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