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Measles Outbreak (01 Jan-29 Jun 2024)
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The epidemiological curve of suspected measles cases demonstrates an increasing trend since the beginning of 2024, peaking around Week 22, with a slight decrease observed in Weeks 24 and 25 (Figure 1). The trend in 2024 is higher than that reported in 2023 and the 2-year average before 2021-2022 outbreak (Figure 2).
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During week 26-2024, a total of 1,687 suspected cases and 4 associated deaths were reported. This represents a 16.3% increase in suspected measles cases compared to the preceding week.
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The 4 deaths were reported from 3 provinces: Kandahar (2), Helmand (1) and Panjshir (1); 3 out of 4 deaths were under five children, while half of them were females.
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Since the beginning of 2024, a total of 35,021 suspected measles cases and 147 deaths (CFR=0.4%) were reported.
Among suspected measles cases, 28,050 (80.1%) were under-five children, and 15,844 (45.2%) were females. -
Since the beginning of 2024, Khost has reported the highest cumulative incidence of suspected measles cases per 10,000 population (33.8), followed by Balkh (22.3), Samangan (18.6), and Jawzjan (16.9) (Figure 3).