Information for health professionals

Sciensano coordinates all measles data from different sources (compulsory notification, Pedisurv, Epilabo and NRC) to evaluate measles activity and thus monitors the elimination status of measles in Belgium according to WHO guidelines. Sciensano is also the National Reference Center (NRC) for measles. The Belgian Official Medicines Control Laboratory (OMCL) of Sciensano, together with the European OMCL network, is responsible for the quality control of the measles vaccine prior to marketing.