Botswana: 2023 Measles

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2023-03/28/content_85197249.htm


Botswana reports 13 measles cases, 1 rubella case Xinhua, March 28, 2023

GABORONE, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Botswana's Ministry of Health and Wellness on Tuesday reported 13 cases of measles and one case of rubella in different parts of the country.

As a response measure, the ministry and its partners have activated response teams to investigate, manage and trace confirmed cases, Christopher Nyanga, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Wellness, said in a statement.

Greater Gaborone, Kweneng, Greater Francistown, Tutume, Serowe/Palapye, and Selebi Phikwe were all affected, according to the statement...

 

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Source: https://www.mmegi.bw/news/measle-cases-10-detected-in-chadibe/news

Measle cases, 10, detected in Chadibe
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |

FRANCISTOWN: Mayor Godisang Radisigo has revealed that the Greater Francistown District Health Management Team (DHMT) has detected 10 cases of measles at Chadibe village, which is a part of the Shashe West Constituency.

When addressing councillors during an Ordinary Council Session, Radisigo said the Greater Francistown DHMT had an outbreak of measles in Chadibe in January. This is the first reported measles outbreak since 2010. He said so far, a total of 10 cases of measles were detected in the Greater Francistown DHMT. Measles is a viral respiratory disease that is transmitted by air when the infected person coughs or sneezes and can be contracted at any age. “The outbreak was detected when two children aged three and five that were brought into Chadibe Clinic and tested positive...