DRC - Measles outbreak 2025

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DR Congo: Situation of the fight against measles and rubella in the DRC - Epidemiological week 01 (updated 01/14/2025)
Format Infographic Sources Govt. DR Congo Health Cluster WHO Posted16 Jan 2025 Originally published 14 Jan 2025

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796 Cases
5 Deaths
0.6% Lethality
0 ZS having recorded an epidemic
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Weekly distribution of measles cases, deaths and lethality in the DRC, H1-2025

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DR Congo: Situation of the fight against measles and rubella in the DRC - Epidemiological week 06 (updated 02/18/2025)
Format Infographic SourcesGovt. DR CongoHealth Cluster WHO Posted 21 Feb 2025 Originally published 21 Feb 2025

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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH, HYGIENE AND SOCIAL SECRETARIAT
GENERAL SECRETARIAT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND HYGIENE
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE DIRECTORATE
Updated on 02/18/2025

SITUATION OF THE FIGHT AGAINST
MEASLES AND RUBELLA IN THE DRC

Epidemiological week 06
Updated on 02/18/2025

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Extent of the epidemic in 2025

2/26 provinces in epidemic
15 ZS in epidemic in the last 4 weeks
0 ZS in epidemic confirmed in W6

2025

8,858 Cases
95 Deaths
1.1% Lethality

15 ZS having recorded a epidemic
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Weekly distribution of measles cases, deaths and case fatality in the DRC, S6-2025

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Distribution of suspected measles cases by age group and provinces, S1-6 2025

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3 deaths due to measles are recorded in two months in Moba

Published on Wed, 02/26/2025 - 11:58 | Modified on Wed, 02/26/2025 - 16:08

The Moba health zone (Tanganyika) recorded three deaths among the 159 cases of measles reported since the beginning of this year. This information was delivered on Monday, February 24 by the chief medical officer of the health zone, Dr. Ricky Mbayo, during the launch of the vaccination campaign against this disease.

At the launch of this campaign, Dr. Ricky Mbayo called on parents to vaccinate their children aged 6 to 59 months. He announced that hundreds of cases of measles were also recorded in 2024, including a few deaths.

" Since August last year, in the 33rd week until the end of the year, the different health areas have recorded several cases. There were a total of 369 cases of measles including 7 children. I would like to ask you that we cannot lose children again like last year or as we have already lost children since the beginning of this year because of measles, if we, the parents, have our children vaccinated ," insisted the chief doctor of the Moba health zone.

This vaccination campaign will last 5 days. It is organized by the Moba health zone with the support of Médecins sans frontières France.

https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/02/...a-rougeole-sont-enregistres-en-deux-mois-moba

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South Kivu: Nearly 224 cases of measles and 7 deaths recorded, the Kalole health zone remains the most affected (OCHA)

Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 4:09 p.m.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OCHA) has warned of a worsening of the measles epidemic, with cases continuing to increase in South Kivu, where 224 cases and 7 deaths have been recorded among the displaced population since the resumption of armed conflict in this part of the country.

OCHA says Kalole health zone alone is the worst affected, with 101 cases and four deaths in the week of 2-8 February (week 6) compared to 123 cases and three deaths in the week of 26 January-1 February 2025.

Faced with this explosion of cases in South Kivu, the World Health Organization (WHO) says it has put in place response measures, which include the isolation and treatment of affected people, as well as the distribution of water, hygiene and sanitation kits to the occupants of the camp.
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https://actualite.cd/2025/02/27/sud...-deces-enregistres-la-zone-de-sante-de-kalole

 

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DR Congo: Situation of the fight against measles and rubella in the DRC - Epidemiological week 09 (updated 03/11/2025)

Format Infographic Sources Govt. DR Congo Health Cluster WHO Posted 17 Mar 2025 Originally published 11 Mar 2025

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Extent of the epidemic in 2025

10/26 provinces in epidemic
7 ZS in epidemic in the last 4 weeks
1 ZS in epidemic confirmed in W6

2025

10 127 Cases
149 Deaths
1,5% Lethality

25 ZS having recorded a epidemic
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​Weekly distribution of measles cases, deaths and case fatality in the DRC, S9-2025
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Reporting suspected measles cases, H1-9 2025

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DRC: Around 200 children have died of measles since the start of the year, with Haut-Katanga among the provinces hardest hit by the epidemic

Monday, March 31, 2025 - 5:30 p.m.

The measles epidemic continues to wreak havoc in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2025. From the beginning of the year until mid-March, a total of 12,074 cases and 199 deaths were recorded in health facilities in more than 27 health zones affected by the disease, with a case fatality rate of 1.60%.

Eleven of the twenty-six provinces are officially experiencing an epidemic, the Ministry of Health announced. Haut-Katanga province remains the hardest hit, with more than 11 health zones affected. It is followed by Tanganyika and Equateur provinces, each with three health zones affected.

The province of North Ubangi remains the most affected in terms of lethality with a rate of 7.32% followed by Tshopo, Equateur and Tanganyika.

Since August 2010, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been facing a resurgence of measles epidemics in almost all of its provinces. Challenges to ending measles epidemics include mobilizing resources for measles epidemic response (targeted response) and strengthening the capacity of the National Reference Laboratory (training providers on genotyping, providing consumables).

https://actualite.cd/index.php/2025...-depuis-debut-de-lannee-le-haut-katanga-parmi

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DR Congo: Situation of the fight against measles and rubella in the DRC - Epidemiological week 11 (updated 03/25/2025)

Format Infographic Sources Govt. DR Congo Health Cluster WHO Posted 31 Mar 2025 Originally published 25 Mar 2025

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Extent of the epidemic in 2025

11/26 provinces in epidemic
6 ZS in epidemic in the last 4 weeks
0 ZS in epidemic confirmed in W10

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12 074 Cases
199 Deaths
1,6% Lethality

27 ZS having recorded a epidemic
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15 cases of measles reported in an orphanage in Kasindi (North Kivu)

Published on Sun, 03/30/2025 - 1:38 PM | Modified on Sun, 03/30/2025 - 1:39 PM

At least fifteen cases of measles were reported during the first quarter of this year at the "Tukinge Yatima" orphanage at the Kasindi Lubiriha border post, more precisely in the rural health zone of Mutwanga (North Kivu), says the head of this orphanage, Des Anges Maliro.

The head of the "Tukinge Yatima" orphanage fears that measles is taking on a worrying proportion due to the overcrowding in this center of around 500 children.

She points out that the patients are being treated by a team of doctors who, unfortunately, are facing a shortage of medication.
Des Anges Maliro is calling for assistance from the Congolese government and humanitarian NGOs to address this situation.

" Here at the Tukinge Yatima orphanage, there's a measles problem. It's been going on for at least a month and a half. There was a girl who started it. When I went to Mundama's, they confirmed it was measles. After her, another case appeared, and it's really becoming a repeat. In total, fifteen children now have measles. They sleep three or four together. So, if one is infected, the others will be too. That's why paying the bills is becoming a problem ," explains the orphanage manager.

She calls for assistance from the Congolese government and humanitarian NGOs to deal with this situation:

" That's why I'm asking the government to increase the supply of medicines at the general hospital, at the Kasindi hospital in Louis Bâché, to increase the supply of medicines. Because when we arrive there, we give medicines, but there are illnesses because these are centers that receive the poor, where there is free access. So the government and NGOs must take charge of the medicines. Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF, Tukinge Watoto, the Red Cross, to increase the supply of medicines at the general hospital that receives the oppressed and the poor."

https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/03/...notifies-dans-un-orphelinat-kasindi-nord-kivu

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400 cases of measles recorded in a health zone in South Kivu (head doctor of the Kalole zone)

April 14, 2025

Kinshasa, April 14, 2025 (ACP). – Four hundred (400) cases of measles , including forty-three (43) deaths, were recorded in the space of two months, in the health zone of Kalole, territory of Shabunda, in South Kivu, East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the ACP learned on Monday from a health source.

" In the space of two months, from January to early March 2025, we recorded around 400 cases of measles, including 43 deaths, representing a lethality rate of 10.9 percent. The most affected by this disease are children aged 1 to 11 months ," said Dr. Jean Bakwinda, chief medical officer of the Kalole area, contacted by telephone from Kinshasa.

" The disease is spreading rapidly because there are no medications in health facilities. This health zone has been cut off from the city of Bukavu for two months. Hence, this appeal to parents to respect hygiene measures in order to stop the spread of the disease, and to people and organizations of goodwill to come to the aid of this population ," he explained. Lacking road infrastructure, the Shabunda territory, the largest in South Kivu province, is made up of four health zones: Kalole, Mulungu, Lulingu, and Shabunda.

Last February, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the DRC (OCHA) warned of a worsening measles epidemic, with cases continuing to increase in South Kivu, where 224 cases and 7 deaths have been recorded among the displaced population since the resumption of armed conflict in this part of the country.

https://acp.cd/sante/400-cas-de-rou...e-au-sud-kivu-medecin-chef-de-zone-de-kalole/

 

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DR Congo: Situation of the fight against measles in the DRC (updated 04/22/2025)

Format Infographic SourcesGovt. DR Congo Health Cluster WHO Posted 23 Apr 2025 Originally published 23 Apr 2025

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MEASLES CONTROL SITUATION IN THE DRC
Epidemiological Week 15
Updated 04/22/2025​
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Extent of the epidemic in 2025

21/26 provinces in epidemic
42 ZS in epidemic in the last 4 weeks
18 ZS in epidemic confirmed in W15

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17 189
288 Deaths
1,7% Lethality

89 ZS having recorded a epidemic
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DR Congo: Situation of the fight against measles and rubella in the DRC - Epidemiological week 16 (Updated 04/29/2025)
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Posted 2 May 2025 Originally published 2 May 2025

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MEASLES AND RUBELLA CONTROL SITUATION IN THE DRC
Epidemiological Week 16
Update of April 29, 2025

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Extent of the epidemic in 2025

18/26 provinces with an epidemic
25 HZs with an epidemic in the last 4 weeks
4 HZs with a confirmed epidemic in Week 16

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19,016 Cases
309 Deaths
1.6% Case Fatality

64 HZs with an outbreak
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DR Congo: Situation of the fight against measles and rubella in the DRC - Epidemiological week 17 (Updated 06/05/2025)

Format Infographic SourcesGovt. DR Congo Health Cluster WHO Posted 9 May 2025 Originally published 9 May 2025

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MEASLES AND RUBELLA CONTROL SITUATION IN THE DRC
Epidemiological Week 17
Update of May 6, 2025

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Extent of the epidemic in 2025

18/26 provinces with an epidemic
26 HZs with an epidemic in the last 4 weeks
1 HZs with a confirmed epidemic in Week 16

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20 590 Cases
327 Deaths
1.6% Case Fatality

64 HZs with an outbreak

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South Kivu: Measles epidemic grows, more than 2,200 cases recorded

Health NewsMay 13, 2025 / 9:52 AM

The measles epidemic continues to spread at a worrying pace in South Kivu province. According to data from the Provincial Health Division (DPS), 2,222 cases have been recorded over the past two months, including 157 new cases recorded last week alone.

The situation is particularly critical in certain health zones, notably Kalehe , which alone has recorded 589 cases and 69 deaths since the beginning of the year. Other areas such as Nyangezi (242 cases, 1 death), Kitutu and Fizi (189 cases) are also affected.

A worrying development

This Monday, May 12, 2025, the Director of the National Health Communication Program (PNCPS) confirmed in La Prunelle DRC, the worrying evolution of the epidemic in the region. Claude Bahizire, Head of Communication at the DPS, indicated that the Kalole health zone is currently the most affected , representing alone 11.71% of cases in the entire province .

A response supported by UNICEF

In the face of this crisis, efforts are being made to strengthen support.

"The Kalole area is benefiting from measles treatment kits thanks to UNICEF support, as the problem there is particularly persistent," said Claude Bahizire.

Importance of vaccination

Measles, a highly contagious viral disease, continues to cause serious complications and deaths, particularly among children. Discovered in the 18th century, it remains a threat despite advances in vaccination.

The Ministry of Health strongly recommends that parents vaccinate their children with both doses of the measles vaccine: the first at 9 months , the second at 15 months (1 year and 3 months). Any child under 24 months can still be vaccinated for better protection.

Community vigilance

Health authorities are calling for all-out vigilance . Parents are encouraged to immediately take any child with suspicious symptoms to the nearest health center. Community outreach remains essential to stem the spread of the epidemic .

Divine Busime

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Kwango: Measles epidemic declared in the Popokabaka health zone

Sunday, June 1, 2025 - 06:29

The Kwango provincial government has just officially declared a measles epidemic in the Popokabaka health zone, in the territory of the same name. According to the Deputy Governor's statement dated Saturday, May 31, several alerts were notified in various health zones in Kwango province, including Boko, Kahemba, Kajiji, Kenge, Kitenda, Popokabaka, and Tembo, from the first to the twenty-first epidemiological week of 2025.

Among the health zones with outbreaks, we note that of Popokabaka where the results, following sampling and analysis carried out at the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), confirm 8 positive cases of immunoglobulin M (IgM), an indicator of measles, exceeding the threshold of three positive IgM cases over a period.

Rémy Sake specified that this health zone has totaled 49 reported cases to date, including 8 confirmed by the INRB. Signs of the disease include high fever, rashes appearing three to five days after the onset of fever, dry cough, conjunctivitis, red eyes, runny nose, etc.

The provincial government, which officially declared the disease, calls on the population to observe good personal hygiene, washing hands before eating, after going to the toilet, before preparing food, to refer to a health facility in case of fever with rash, to wear a mask for adults with measles, to ventilate homes, etc.

Jonathan Mesa

https://actualite.cd/2025/06/01/kwa...-declaree-dans-la-zone-de-sante-de-popokabaka

 

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Haut-Uélé: more than 780 cases of measles and some deaths reported between 2024 and 2025 in Doruma

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 10:38

The rural health zone of Doruma, located more than 400 kilometers from the town of Isiro, capital of Haut-Uélé province, recorded more than 780 cases of measles disease and several deaths between 2024 and 2025.

These statistics were delivered to 7SUR7.CD, this Tuesday, June 3, 2025, by Doctor Emmanuel Anigele, interim chief medical officer of Doruma, who affirms that the health areas of Doruma and Gangala are the most affected by the disease.

According to Emmanuel Anigele, the gloomy security situation in the Central African Republic and South Sudan, which share borders with this health zone, has a huge impact on the population, preventing the authorities from properly providing primary health care to the local population.

"With 92,841 inhabitants, the health zone does not even have an ultrasound or X-ray machine. Of the 120 staff we employ, only 12 receive a state salary. This situation also hinders patient care. The buildings that were constructed in 1958, before independence, we continue to use until today and are in a very advanced state of disrepair," he complains.

Given the danger of this disease, this Congolese government doctor is calling for the involvement of provincial and national authorities to increase the availability of medications needed in the area. At the same time, he encourages the population to take anyone showing symptoms of this epidemic to the hospital and to abandon traditional treatments.

Reagan Bin Kakani, in Durba

https://7sur7.cd/2025/06/03/haut-ue...t-de-deces-notifies-entre-2024-et-2025-doruma

 

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DR Congo: Situation of the fight against measles and rubella in the DRC - Epidemiological week 21 (Updated 03/06/2025)

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Posted 9 Jun 2025 Originally published 9 Jun 2025 Attachments

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MEASLES AND RUBELLA CONTROL SITUATION IN THE DRC
Epidemiological Week 21
Update of June 3, 2025

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Extent of the epidemic in 2025

20/26 provinces with an epidemic
19 HZs with an epidemic in the last 4 weeks
4 HZs with a confirmed epidemic in Week 21

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27 046
405 Deaths
1,5% Case Fatality

92 HZs with an outbreak
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DR Congo: Situation of the fight against measles and rubella in the DRC - Epidemiological week 23 (Updated 06/17/2025)

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Posted 23 Jun 2025 Originally published 23 Jun 2025

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MEASLES AND RUBELLA CONTROL SITUATION IN THE DRC

Epidemiological Week 23

Update of June 17, 2025

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Extent of the epidemic in 2025

21/26 provinces with an epidemic
20 HZs with an epidemic in the last 4 weeks
0 HZs with a confirmed epidemic in Week 23

2025

30 690
472 Deaths
1,5% Case Fatality

102 HZs with an outbreak
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DR Congo: Situation of the fight against measles and rubella in the DRC - Epidemiological week 26 (Updated 07/07/2025)

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Posted 14 Jul 2025 Originally published 7 Jul 2025

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MEASLES AND RUBELLA CONTROL SITUATION IN THE DRC

Epidemiological Week 26

Update of July 7, 2025

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Extent of the epidemic in 2025

22/26 provinces with an epidemic
24 HZs with an epidemic in the last 4 weeks
4 HZs with a confirmed epidemic in Week 26

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36 150
565 Deaths
1,6% Case Fatality

117 HZs with an outbreak
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South Kivu: More than 4,000 cases of measles, including 122 deaths, recorded since January (DPS)

Monday, August 4, 2025 - 1:18 PM

A total of 4,057 cases of measles, including 122 deaths, have been recorded in South Kivu province since the beginning of 2025.

In a press address last weekend, Justin Bengehya, head of the office in charge of epidemiological surveillance and health information at the Provincial Health Division in South Kivu (DPS), indicated that it is the measles epidemic that is currently causing too many deaths in the province with a case fatality rate of 3%.

He points out that deaths are more frequently recorded in health zones where geographical accessibility is difficult by road or due to security instability.

Justin Bengehya reports that talks with health partners are underway to organize a vaccination response.

He urges the population to respect the vaccination schedule by taking both doses to protect themselves against measles.

Justin Bengehya also points out that the polio vaccination campaign will also be launched soon in all 34 health zones in the province of South Kivu.

Déogratias Cubaka, in Bukavu

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South Kivu: 187 deaths and more than 4,400 cases of measles recorded since January 2025

August 16, 2025

Uvira, August 16, 2025 (ACP).- One hundred and eighty-seven (187) deaths and 4,400 confirmed cases of measles have been recorded since January 2025 in the South Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the ACP learned on Saturday from statistics from the health division.

According to statistics from the Provincial Health Division (DPS), " 187 deaths and 4,498 cases of measles have been recorded since the beginning of 2025. Of the 34 health zones in the province, 30 are already affected by the disease. The Kalole health zone is the most affected, with 833 cases reported since January, followed by Kitutu (702 cases) and Nyangezi (660 cases). In the city of Bukavu, the commune of Ibanda already has 67 cases, but no deaths, " the document reads.

The trend remains worrying: over the past week, 204 cases and 5 deaths were reported, compared to 230 cases and 10 deaths the previous week.

A highly contagious viral disease, measles can lead to serious complications and even death. The Provincial Health Directorate (DPS) is therefore calling on parents to ensure that their children receive the two scheduled doses of vaccine: the first at 9 months and the second at 15 months.

" Some parents do not take their children to the hospital out of ignorance. If the child is under 24 months old and has not received both doses, they can still be vaccinated. Signs of measles include red eyes, tears, and small rashes on the body ," recalled the communications manager of the DPS/South Kivu.

To curb the spread of the epidemic, the DPS, with the support of its partners—including UNICEF, WHO, and the Congolese government—is currently conducting awareness-raising activities and preparing a vaccination campaign in six health zones. Measles medical care is free in all state health facilities.

Health authorities are urging the public, especially parents, to vaccinate all children to break the chain of transmission of this disease, which is dangerous to the lives of young children.
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https://acp.cd/sante/sud-kivu-187-d...-de-rougeole-enregistres-depuis-janvier-2025/

 

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DR Congo: Situation of the fight against measles and rubella in the DRC - Epidemiological week 35 (Updated 09/10/2025)

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• Health Cluster
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Posted 12 Sep 2025 Originally published 10 Sep 2025​

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MEASLES AND RUBELLA CONTROL SITUATION IN THE DRC
Epidemiological Week 35
Updated September 10, 2025

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Extent of the epidemic in 2025

24/26 provinces with an epidemic
23 HZs with an epidemic in the last 4 weeks
2 HZs with a confirmed epidemic in Week 34

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51 812
794 Deaths
1,5% Case Fatality

153 HZs with an outbreak
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