Thursday, 17 December 2020

PRO/AH/EDR> Measles update (29): Africa (DRC)

Measles -- DR Congo
Measles DR Congo: MSF says 183 837 cases causing 3667 deaths
A. Situation analysis
Description of the disaster
The DRC's Ministry of Health declared a measles outbreak in the country on 10 Jun 2019, presenting it as the deadliest outbreak in the country since the 2010-2011 outbreak which caused at least 210 deaths according to Médecins Sans Frontières. The epidemic spread rapidly to all 26 provinces of the country, exposing an unprecedented 9 110 984 people, affecting 183 837 people,

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8024447&promed&0

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