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Measles (29 Dec 2024-03 May 2025)
• The epi curve of suspected measles cases has shown a steady increase since the beginning of 2025, reaching its highest peak in week 16 with 4,172 reported cases (Figure 1). The trend in 2025 is higher than the 3-year average (2022- 2024) (Figure 2).
• During week 18-2025, a total of 3,905 suspected cases and 27 associated deaths (CFR=0.7%) were reported, which shows a slight increase in the number of suspected cases compared to the preceding week.
• Out of the total cases, 1,827 (46.8%) were females and 2,936 (75.2%) were under-five children.
• Out of all 27 new deaths, 26 (96.3%) were under-five children, while 14 (51.9%) were females, reported from 8 provinces: Helmand (10), Herat (4), Badakhshan (4), Jawzjan (4), Kunar (2), Dykundi (1), Kandahar (1), and Kapisa (1).
• Since the beginning of 2025, 47,827 suspected measles cases and 306 associated deaths (CFR=0.6%) were reported. Out of total cases, 22,224 (46.5%) were females, while 38,028 (79.5%) were under-five children.
• Since the beginning of 2025, the highest cumulative incidence of suspected measles cases per 10,000 population