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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), however, it is declining for the past three weeks. The trend in 2025 is higher than the 3-year average (2022-2024) (Figure 2).
• During week 23-2025, a total of 2,416 suspected cases and 11 associated deaths (CFR=0.5%) were reported, which shows a 24.4% decrease in the number of suspected cases compared to the preceding week.
• Out of the total 2,416 cases, 1,133 (46.9%) were females and 1,755 (72.6%) were under-five children.
• All of 11 new deaths were under-five, while 6 (54.5%) were females, reported from 9 provinces: Herat (2), Jawzjan (2),
Badghis (1), Farah (1), Faryab (1), Helmand (1), Kunar (1), Takhar (1), and Zabul (1).
• Since the beginning of 2025, 64,903 suspected measles cases and 410 associated deaths (CFR=0.6%) were reported. Out of total cases, 30,510 (47.0%) were females, while 50,542 (77.9%) 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 (58.8), followed by Nuristan (40.3), Badakhshan (39.6), Jawzjan (35.8), and Urozgan (31.4) (Figure 3).