Malawi: 2024 Measles

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Malawi issues public alert on measles after three cases recorded

Wed, Sep 11 2024 08:50:13 PM

Lilongwe, Sep 11 (IANS): Malawian Secretary for Health Samson Mndolo issued a public alert on measles on Tuesday after one of the country's health facilities reported three cases of the viral disease.

Mndolo said in a statement that on August 29, six samples of suspected measles were collected at a health facility in Mangochi, the country's border district with Mozambique. The samples were then sent to a hospital in Lilongwe for laboratory testing.

According to the statement, three of the six samples were confirmed positive for measles on Monday, and the cases range from seven months to seven years old, Xinhua news agency reported...

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Source: https://www.thehansindia.com/news/in...capital-920643

Authorities issue alert on measles outbreak in Malawian capital
IANS | 10 Nov 2024 6:39 PM IST

Authorities in Lilongwe, the Malawian capital, have issued a public alert on the measles outbreak that has been recorded in nearly 20 locations in the city. Twenty-one cases have been confirmed since October, with no deaths recorded yet, read a statement, dated November. 8, 2024, and signed by the District Commissioner (DC) for Lilongwe Lawford Palani...