Measles Situation Update in Malawi - February 2025
Stay informed about the latest measles outbreak progression, confirmed cases, and interventions in Malawi as of February 3, 2025. Explore district-wise data, age groups affected, and more.
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MEASLES SITUATION UPDATE 3 FEBRUARY 2025
OUTLINE Past 24 hours highlights o Current outbreak progression o On-going interventions o
MEASLES OUTBREAK, 3 FEBRUARY 2025 Highlights In the past 24 hours: District New Laboratory confirmed cases New epi- link cases Cumulative (epi-linked) New Cumulative admissions New Deaths No. of affected Health facilities Admissions Lilongwe 0 0 485 (346) 0 54 0 10 Rumphi 0 0 143 (137) 0 0 0 1 Mangochi 0 0 37 (31) 0 0 0 1 Blantyre 0 0 35 (4) 0 0 0 3 Balaka* 0 0 5 (0) 0 0 0 2 Nkhotakota 0 0 57 (43) 0 0 0 2 Salima* 0 0 6 (6) 0 0 0 1 Ntcheu* 0 0 41 (22) 0 0 0 2 Machinga* 0 0 5 (5) 0 0 0 1 *The outbreak is closed in these districts.
DISTRICTS WITH LOCALISED MEASLES OUTBREAK AS OF EPI-WEEK 4 (27 JAN 2 FEB 2025) District New Lab. confirmed cases New link cases epi- Cumulative (lab confirmed) New Admissions Cumulative admissions New Deaths CFR (%) No. of affected Health facilities Days without reporting new case a Lilongwe 0 22 485 (139) 0 54 0 0 10 3 Rumphi 0 0 143 (6) 0 0 0 0 1 10 Mangochi 0 0 37 (6) 0 0 0 0 1 31 Blantyre 0 0 35 (31) 0 0 0 0 3 24 Balaka* 0 0 5 (5) 0 0 0 0 2 NA Nkhotakota 0 0 57 (14) 0 0 0 0 2 26 Salima* 0 0 6 (6) 0 0 0 0 1 NA Ntcheu* 0 0 41 (19) 0 0 0 0 2 NA Machinga* 0 0 5 (5) 0 0 0 0 1 NA TOTAL 0 22 814 (231) 0 54 0 0 23 *The outbreak is closed in these districts.
DISTRIBUTION OF MEASLES CASES BY DATE OF ONSET, MHUJU HEALTH CENTRE, RUMPHI DISTRICT, 2024-25 Measles cases by age group, Mhuju, 2025 (N=143) Unknown 1% Female Male 18 5+ years 36% 16 14 12 <5 years 63% 10 Cases 8 6 4 2 0 Date of Onset
DISTRIBUTION OF MEASLES CASES BY DATE OF ONSET, LILONGWE DISTRICT, 2024-25 Measles cases by age group, Lilongwe, 2024-25 (N=485) Unknown 2% 30 5+ years 43% <5 years 55% 25 20 Cases 15 10 5 0 Date of onset Female Male
OVERALL DISTRIBUTION OF MEASLES CASES IN THE CURRENT OUTBREAK BY DATE OF ONSET, MALAWI 2025 (N=814) 35 30 25 20 Cases 15 10 5 0 Date of Onset Female Male
DISTRIBUTION OF MEASLES CASES BY AGE-GROUP (A) AND SEX (B), MALAWI 2024-25 (N=814) Unknown 2% (A) (B) Male 49% Female 51% 5 years 43% < 5 years 55%
ON-GOING INTERVENTIONS Intensification of routine immunisation activities Case management Active case search Sample collection and laboratory analysis Risk Communication and Community Engagement
