1. Confirmed Measles cases by province:
During the first 33 weeks of 2008, out of 2996 confirmed measles cases reported in Iraq, 852 (28%) were reported in Anbar, 291 (10%) in Nineveh, 275 (9%) in Baghdad Resafa, 271 (9%) in Baghdad- Karakh; 232 (8%) from Diwanniya, 175 (6%) in Kirkuk, and 160 (6%) in Salah al-Din, and all remaining DoHs reported 740 (25%) of confirmed measles cases Fig (1). It is quite clear that the outbreak was controlled in DoHs where measles Mop Up operations were implemented and the bulk of the new cases were reported from remaining DoHs.