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Highlights
• Completeness for weekly reporting was 35% for the non- conflict affected states and 72% for the IDP sites.
• Six new suspect measles cases were reported from Bentiu PoC, Juba, Yirol West, Abiemnhom, and Abyei.
• One new suspect meningitis case reported from Torit.
• Malaria cases in Warrap and Western Bahr el Ghazal are above the expecteed levels for the current period.
Special focus on measles
• Since week 3 of 2016, measles has reemerged as a major cause of morbidity with most cases reported from Mayom, Agok (Abyei), and Mayendit (Table 4.1).
• Of the 125 suspect measles cases reported in 2016, a total of 10 have been confirmed as measles IgM positive in Agok (1), Mayendit (2), Rumbek Center (2), Mangatain IDP (2), UN House PoC (1), Gogrial West (1), and Aweil Center (1) (Table 4.1).
• Testing for 18 additional measles samples is pending (Table 4.1).