Measles Outbreak (01 Jan-06 Jul 2024)
• The epidemiological curve of suspected measles cases demonstrates an increasing trend since the beginning of 2024, peaking around Week 22, with fluctuation seen in the last 2 weeks (Figure 1). The trend in 2024 is higher than that reported in 2023 and the 2-year average before 2021-2022 outbreak (Figure 2).
• During week 27-2024, a total of 1,597 suspected cases and 13 associated deaths were reported. This represents a 5.3% decrease in suspected measles cases compared to the preceding week.
• The 13 deaths were reported from 6 provinces: Kandahar (5), Helmand (3), Baghlan (2), Faryab (1), Khost (1) and Nimroz (1). All reported deaths were under five children and 7 of them were females.
• Since the beginning of 2024, a total of 36,618 suspected measles cases and 160 deaths (CFR=0.4%) were reported. Among suspected measles cases, 29,326 (80.1%) were under-five children, and 16,582 (45.3%) were females.
• Since the beginning of 2024, Khost has reported the highest cumulative incidence of suspected measles cases per 10,000 population (37.2), followed by Balkh (23.0), Samangan (18.8), and Jawzjan (17.4) (Figure 3).