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Measles outbreak claims 32 lives in northeastern Uganda
The Independent December 17, 2025 Health, NEWS
In a situation update, the ministry reported a cumulative total of 17 child deaths due to the disease in Napak, seven in Nakapiripirit, four in Abim and four in Moroto.
In the past 24 hours, 24 new measles cases were reported in five districts in the region, bringing the cumulative number of reported cases to 505.
“Response activities at regional level include deployment of the EOC (emergency operation center) team within 72 hours to conduct comprehensive outbreak investigations in all the outbreak districts and supporting active surveillance,” the ministry said in the report.
The root causes of the outbreak identified by the ministry include low measles population immunity, delayed outbreak detection, failure to vaccinate, delay in seeking healthcare and inadequate active measles surveillance in the affected areas...
Measles outbreak claims 32 lives in northeastern Uganda
The Independent December 17, 2025 Health, NEWS
In a situation update, the ministry reported a cumulative total of 17 child deaths due to the disease in Napak, seven in Nakapiripirit, four in Abim and four in Moroto.
In the past 24 hours, 24 new measles cases were reported in five districts in the region, bringing the cumulative number of reported cases to 505.
“Response activities at regional level include deployment of the EOC (emergency operation center) team within 72 hours to conduct comprehensive outbreak investigations in all the outbreak districts and supporting active surveillance,” the ministry said in the report.
The root causes of the outbreak identified by the ministry include low measles population immunity, delayed outbreak detection, failure to vaccinate, delay in seeking healthcare and inadequate active measles surveillance in the affected areas...