Kyrgyzstan: Measles and Rubella Outbreak - Mar 2025
Disaster description
According to the Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic (RCI), since the beginning of 2025, the epidemiological situation in the country for measles and rubella has deteriorated. The RCI informs that, as of 18 March 2025, 4,369 suspected cases of measles and rubella have been registered. Of these, 4,055 cases have been classified as measles, including 570 cases confirmed by laboratory tests, 1,562 cases confirmed clinically, and 1,922 cases epidemiologically linked. The incidence rate per 100,000 population is 57.6. In comparison, 14,380 cases of measles and three cases of rubella were reported in 2024 and 7,046 cases of measles and 12 cases of rubella were reported in 2023. [...] On 18 March, the government announced eight confirmed deaths due to complications of measles [...] In comparison, nine measles related deaths were reported in 2023 and five deaths in 2024. (IFRC, 3 Apr 2025)
The Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic informed that as of June 17, 2025, 8,558 suspected cases of measles and rubella were registered in the country. Of these, 8,211 cases are classified as measles, including 982 laboratory confirmed cases, 3,590 clinically confirmed cases and 3,639 epidemiologically related cases. The incidence rate is 112.8 per 100,000 population. [...] As of 3 June, the government announced nine confirmed deaths due to complications of measles (1). In comparison, nine measles related deaths were reported in 2023 and five deaths in 2024. (IFRC, 3 Jul 2025)