The warning comes following the death of a mother in the US, as the virus makes an unprecedented resurgence in the West

Maeve Cullinan

Global Health Security Reporter

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Maeve Cullinan is a reporter for The Telegraph’s Global Health Security desk. She covers issues including disease outbreaks, conflict, global development, humanitarian crises, and sexual violence and has reported from Africa and Asia. She was named on the Press 30 under 30 list in 2025.

Published 11 November 2026 11:16am GMT

Doctors are urging women in Britain and the US to ensure they are vaccinated against measles before becoming pregnant, as cases of the highly contagious virus surge around the world.

Measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, is particularly dangerous during pregnancy, posing serious and potentially fatal risks to both mother and unborn child.

Mothers should be protected against measles through immunisation, but thousands are not because they were unvaccinated as children.

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