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Event: EP Epidemic
Number: 2010-000263
Country: KEN Kenya
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Date (YMD): 2010-12-27
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Duration: 4
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Information Source:IFRC
Comments: The Division of Vaccines and Immunizations has requested for support from key partners, to conduct a measles vaccination campaign in 22 districts within 3 provinces (Rift Valley, Nairobi and North Eastern) following an outbreak of measles that was reported in these districts. According to the MoPHS, a total of 1,046 cases of Measles have been line-listed between 27 December 2010 and 14 April 2011, 427 cases have been line-listed in April alone. 80 of these cases have been confirmed as measles using serological tests and 11 deaths from measles have been confirmed this year (Case Fatality Proportion of 11.1%).
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