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GLIDE Record

Event:	EP Epidemic
Number:	2023-000048
Country:	SSD South Sudan
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Date (YMD):	2023-12-10
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Information Source:	Gov't South Sudan/WHO
Comments:	The Ministry of Health of the Republic of South Sudan declared a measles outbreak on the 10th of Dec 2022. This is the second declaration of a measles outbreak last year after the first one on 23 February 2022. South Sudan started reporting measles cases in January 2022 in two counties -Torit in Eastern Equatoria State and Maban in Upper Nile State and as of week 5 (ending 04 February 2023), 55 counties across all 10 States have reported suspected measles cases. Out of the counties reporting measles cases, outbreaks have been confirmed in 25 counties after surpassing the outbreak threshold.
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