Greece is currently experiencing a large measles outbreak, in the
context of multiple similar outbreaks across Europe. We devised and
applied a modified chain-binomial epidemic model, requiring very simple
data, to estimate the transmission parameters of this outbreak. Model
results indicate sustained measles transmission among the Greek Roma
population, necessitating a targeted mass vaccination campaign to halt
further spread of the epidemic. Our model may be useful for other
countries facing similar measles outbreaks
