Africa: Measles outbreak update

The Africa CDC’s Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report – Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Report (28 April 2024) indicates that a total of 96,330 cases (5,181 confirmed; 91,149 suspected) and 1,339 deaths (CFR: 1.39%) have been reported from 21 AU MS. A total of 39% of measles cases have been reported from 21 AU MS. The countries with the highest numbers of cases and deaths are Burkina Faso (8,315 cases; 38 deaths), Burundi (5,999; 94), Chad (4,035; 11), Cameroon (874; 104), the Central African Republic [CAR (1,080; 3)], the Congo (178; 2), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (37,304; 909), Ethiopia (18,353; 132), Gabon (106; The countries with the highest number of cases were Kenya (1,079; 11), Liberia (341; 0), Malawi (303; 0), Mali (474; 0), Mauritania (1,973; 4), Morocco (4,081; 8), Nigeria (2,739; 2), Senegal (220; 0), Somalia (5,226; 13), Togo (335; 1), Uganda (806; 7) and Zambia (2,509; 0).