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The media has reported on a suspected measles outbreak in the Zulu Hill community in Fuamah District, Bong County in north central Liberia. The Bong County Health Officer has reported that several children located around the St. Paul River are showing signs of measles infection.
Measles has also been reported in Gbarnga, the capital of Bong County and in the district of Jorquelleh; laboratory samples from these locations have been sent to Monrovia for confirmation.
A health team has been dispatched to Zulu Hill to monitor the situation and administer measles vaccine.
(Via The New Dawn Liberia - accessed 12/01/15)
It should be confirmed that children have received their recommended doses of MMR at 12-15 months of age and again pre-school around 3 years 6 months, while unimmunised adults who have not had the disease themselves may consider vaccination if thought to be at risk. Two doses of MMR vaccine are required to give adequate protection.
