This interactive map visually plots global outbreaks of measles,
mumps, whooping cough, polio, rubella, and other diseases that
are easily preventable by inexpensive and effective vaccines.
The Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations
has been tracking news reports on these outbreaks since the fall
of 2008. This project aims to promote awareness of a global
health problem that is easily preventable. Best Viewed in
Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer 8 and above.
Submit a Point Please submit data about a vaccine-preventable
outbreak and its news source. When submitting a point please
provide all the data fields starred below. Points are not
approved automatically, but the map is updated weekly.