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Measles Outbreak (01 Jan-22 Jun 2024)
- The epidemiological curve of suspected measles cases demonstrates an increasing trend since the beginning of 2024 (Figure 1), except for 3 last weeks, likely due to underreporting during the Eid-ul-Adha holidays. The trend in 2024 is higher than that reported in 2023 and the 2-year average before 2021-2022 outbreak (Figure 2).
- During week 25-2024, a total of 1,451 suspected cases and 4 associated deaths were reported. This represents a 6.3% decrease in suspected measles cases compared to the preceding week.
- The 4 deaths were reported from 4 provinces: one from each of Baghlan, Helmand, Herat, and Jawzjan provinces; all deaths were under five children, while 3 of them were females.
- Since the beginning of 2024, a total of 33,334 suspected measles cases and 143 deaths (CFR=0.4%) were reported. Among suspected measles cases, 26,725 (80.2%) were under-five children, and 15,092 (45.3%) were females.
- Since the beginning of 2024, Khost has reported the highest cumulative incidence of suspected measles cases per 10,000 population (30.7), followed by Balkh (21.6), Samangan (18.3), and Jawzjan (16.2) (Figure 3).