Rifat Atun and colleagues emphasise that immunisation coverage against major communicable diseases (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, and measles) increased from about 85% in 2000 to reach 97% in 2010. Despite this high coverage, Turkey reported a measles outbreak with 80 cases in January, 2011, and according to the UN there have been 3000-4000 reported measles cases in Turkey since 2012, including 300 in Syrian refugees. Additionally, even though reported coverage is 96-98%, WHO reduced the grade of confidence in data in 2011.
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