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Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Responds to the Worrying Increase in Measles Cases
MSF, 31 March 2021
Measles is once again on the rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The recent upsurge in cases - more than 13,000 since January 1st - is a major source of concern for… Read more »
Another Measles Outbreak in DR Congo
Médecins Sans Frontières has warned of a sharp rise in measles cases, with more than 13,000 infections since January 1, 2021. The country's health ministry has said that several provinces reported new cases of the disease. Dr Aaron Aruna, the health ministry's director of epidemiological surveillance, said that urgent measures were needed but added that the current outbreak is on a smaller scale. For more than three years up to 2020, measles killed an estimated 7,000 children in the country, with cases reported in all 26 provinces.
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The number of measles cases in DR Congo has more than tripled in 2019, compared to the whole of 2018. UNICEF is vaccinating thousands more children against measles and ... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Measles 'Killing Again' in DR Congo, Vaccination Ongoing
Nation, 3 April 2021
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are declaring an outbreak of measles, raising fears of a repeat of infections two years ago. Read more »
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UNICEF has said that "the combined threat of Ebola and measles for the thousands of families living in overcrowded and unsanitary displacement camps is unprecedented, and there is ... Read more »
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More than 280,000 people have contracted measles and at least 5,700 have died from the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year. The World Health Organization says ... Read more »
