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• 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). Fluctuations at high level have been observed in the past few weeks.
• During week 21-2025, a total of 3,612 suspected cases and 27 associated deaths (CFR=0.7%) were reported, which shows a 10.7% decrease in the number of suspected cases compared to the preceding week.
• Out of the total cases, 1,718 (47.6%) were females and 2,605 (72.1%) were under-five children.
• Out of 27 new deaths, 26 (96.3%) were under-five children, while 14 (51.9%) were females, reported from 11 provinces:
Herat (9), Helmand (6), Kabul (2), Jawzjan (2), Badakhshan (2), Takhar (1), Paktika (1), Kunar (1), Kandahar (1), Faryab (1), and Dykundi (1).
• Since the beginning of 2025, 59,290 suspected measles cases and 384 associated deaths (CFR=0.6%) were reported.
Out of total cases, 27,843 (47.0%) were females, while 46,445 (78.3%) were under-five children.
• Since the beginning of 2025, the highest cumulative incidence of suspected measles cases per 10,000 population has been reported from Helmand (53.5), followed by Nuristan (38.9), Badakhshan (35.6), Jawzjan (32.3), and Urozgan (29.9)