Confirmed measles cases in 2014 have increased almost fourfold in Guinea and tripled in Sierra Leone compared to 2013, as a drop in immunization coverage rates has left children vulnerable.
Guinea: Measles Outbreak - Feb 2014
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Periodic measles outbreaks occur in Guinea with the last outbreak in 2009, which had 4,755 cases with the region of Conakry being most affected. In 2013, there were 215 cases with 54 confirmed as positive. In cases collected in December 2013 and early January 2014, the outbreak crossed the epidemic threshold in several regions with 143 suspected cases with 38 confirmed positive. (IFRC, 1 Feb 2014)
UNICEF and the Government started a massive emergency campaign to vaccinate over 1.7 million children in an effort to stop the spread of measles throughout the country (UNICEF, 11 Feb 2014).
By the end of March, 4,689 cases and 11 deaths had been reported (UNICEF, 28 Mar 2014).
A mass vaccination campaign reached over 1.7 million children (IFRC, 28 Jul 2014).
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The death toll and the number of suspected cases of measles continue to rise in Guinea. The Ministry of Health said that there are already more than 1,300 new cases in 2014.
Guinea: Measles Outbreak Emergency Plan of Action DREF Operation n° MDRGN006 Final Report
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