WorldAfricaAfrica: Measles outbreak update

Africa: Measles outbreak update

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak

Victims

108

Wounded

5697

Date

February 17, 2024

What happened

According to The Africa CDC’s Weekly Event-Based Surveillance Report, a total of 5697 cases (261 confirmed, 5436 suspected) and 108 deaths (CFR: 1.9%) of Measles have been reported from 10 AU MS: Burundi (346 cases; 6 deaths), Cameroon (216; 57), Congo (16;0), DCR (2364; 45), Ethiopia (147;0), Gabon (13; 0), Mauritania (380; 0), Somalia (1662; 0), Uganda (83; 0), Zambia (470; 0).

Where it happened

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