Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian...gical-monitor-volume-15-issue-no-6-5-february
...Since December 2021, EWARN in northwest Syria reported an increased number of suspected measles cases in Albab district, Aleppo governorate. As of 31 January 2022, a total of 240 suspected cases and two associated deaths (casefatality ratio of 0.4%) were reported from Aleppo governorate. The most affected district is Albab followed by Afrin and Azaz (55.8%, 30% and 13.2% respectively). Camps of internallydisplaced persons reported 44.6% of suspect measles cases. Male to female ratio is 1.8. Most of the reported cases (76%) are below the age of five years, out of whom 34% are under one year of age. A total of 115 cases (48%) are laboratory confirmed while 25 cases (10%) are epidemiologically linked to confirmed case. Regarding the vaccination status, 66% of cases reported not to have received any measlescontaining vaccine (MCV) doses while 15% have had one dose and 15% had two doses...
...Since December 2021, EWARN in northwest Syria reported an increased number of suspected measles cases in Albab district, Aleppo governorate. As of 31 January 2022, a total of 240 suspected cases and two associated deaths (casefatality ratio of 0.4%) were reported from Aleppo governorate. The most affected district is Albab followed by Afrin and Azaz (55.8%, 30% and 13.2% respectively). Camps of internallydisplaced persons reported 44.6% of suspect measles cases. Male to female ratio is 1.8. Most of the reported cases (76%) are below the age of five years, out of whom 34% are under one year of age. A total of 115 cases (48%) are laboratory confirmed while 25 cases (10%) are epidemiologically linked to confirmed case. Regarding the vaccination status, 66% of cases reported not to have received any measlescontaining vaccine (MCV) doses while 15% have had one dose and 15% had two doses...
