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The outbreak of measles in Sudan is ongoing. As of 3 May 2015, 4127 suspected cases have been reported since the beginning of the year; of those 2336 have been confirmed. The number of fatal cases has risen to 35; of those, 25 have occurred in East, West, and North Darfur. The number of localities affected by the outbreak remains 32 in 14 states.
The first phase of a measles vaccination campaign, run by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and supported by the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), Unicef, and local health partners, began on 22 April 2015, and was completed within 10 days.
Around 1.66 million children aged 6 months to 15 years in 28 of the highest risk localities across six states have been targeted for immunisation.
(Via Humanitarian Response, Situation Report 03/05/15 - accessed 29/05/15)
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. 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.
