Measles

In total, 169 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles outbreak cases have been reported from 11 October to 07 December 2022 across 4 provinces: North West, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and Gauteng (Figure 1). From epidemiological week 40 to week 49, laboratory-confirmed measles cases increased in Limpopo and Mpumalanga to 98 and 50 cases, respectively (Figure 2). A measles […]

In total, 137 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles have been reported from the declaration of the outbreak in Limpopo province from the 11th of October up until the 6th of December 2022. Figure 1 displays an epidemiological curve from week 30, 2022 for South Africa, by province. Limpopo and Mpumalanga have reported 89 and 40 cases,

From 01 September to 30 November 2022, 99 laboratory-confirmed measles cases were reported in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. Laboratory-confirmed measles cases in Limpopo province increased to 77 and 22 in Mpumalanga province, Figure 1. The most affected districts in Limpopo province are Greater Sekhukhune district, Mopani district, and Waterberg district. In the Mpumalanga province, increased

71 cases of measles with laboratory confirmation have been recorded in South Africa between September 1 and November 22, 2022, as a result of outbreaks in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo (see Table 1). Limpopo province now has 60 measles cases, affecting four districts: Capricorn, Greater Sekhukhune, Mopani, and Waterberg, which have all been