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Measles Outbreak (01 Jan-11 May 2024)
- The epidemiological curve of suspected measles cases has shown a continuous increasing trend since the beginning of 2024, except a modest downward trend observed during weeks 15 and 16 maybe due to underreporting (Figure 1). The trend in 2024 is higher than that reported in 2023 and the 2-years average before 2021-2022 outbreak (Figure 2).
- During week 19-2024, a total of 1,604 suspected cases and 5 associated deaths were reported. This represents a 5% increase in the number of suspected measles cases compared to the preceding week.
- The 5 deaths were reported from 4 provinces: Kandahar (2), Kabul (1), Herat (1), and Faryab (1); all deaths were under-five children, while 2 of them were female.
- Since the beginning of 2024, a total of 23,447 suspected measles cases and 105 deaths (CFR=0.4%) were reported. Among suspected measles cases, 18,884 (80.5%) were under-five children, and 10,613 (45.3%) were females.
- Considering the number of suspected cases since the beginning of 2024, the highest cumulative incidence of suspected measles per 10,000 population is in Balkh (17.5), followed by Samangan (16.1), Khost (15.5), and Jawzjan (12.1) (Figure 3).