According to the WHO “Weekly Bulletin on Outbreaks and other Emergencies” (Week 39: 19 – 25 September 2022), 75 cases have been reported among young children aged one month to seven years from six of the seven health regions in the country: Western Region 1 (32 cases) and 2 (19 cases) (WR 1&2), Upper River Region (URR) (13 cases), Lower River Region (LRR) (1 case), North Bank West Region (NBWR) (1 case), and Central River Region (CRR) (4 cases). The remaining five cases are being classified.
Most of the cases (86%) are from three health regions (WR 1&2 and URR), and over 80% were less than two years old. A total of 50 deaths have been reported, resulting in a case fatality ratio of 66.7%.
