Measles Outbreak 2009
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Case- based rash surveillance*
Updated on
29 July, 2010
Figure 1: Measles IgM positive results per province: South Africa, January 2009 - July 2010
mo=months, yr=years
Figure 2: Age distribution of patients with measles (N=16, 170): South Africa, January 2009-19 July 2010
Table 1: Positive measles IgM results per province: South Africa, January 2009– July 2010
ECP |
FSP |
GAP |
KZP |
LPP |
MPP |
NCP |
NWP |
WCP |
Total |
|
| Newly confirmed cases* | 8 | 6 | 54 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 117 |
| Cumulative total | 1 363 | 733 | 5 156 | 4 078 | 493 | 1 890 | 344 | 1 155 | 1 804 | 17 016 |
*Cases confirmed since the last report (published weekly on Wednesday afternoon). Due to delays in submission of specimens to the laboratory, these specimens may have been taken > 1 week ago.
Source: Epidemiology Division, Division of Virology, NICD
This report only includes laboratory confirmed cases tested at NICD.
Data presented are provisional, as reported to date; Positives are analysed by date of collection.
Data may be freely reproduced provided due acknowledgement is given to the NICD
Province abbreviations: ECP = Eastern Cape; FSP = Free State; GAP = Gauteng; LPP = Limpopo; MPP = Mpumalanga;
NCP = Northern Cape; NWP = North West; WCP = Western Cape
Please note that WCP stopped routine measles testing on week 10 and resumed on week 22.
*Specimens from patients of all ages who present with a fever, rash and one of conjunctivitis, cough or coryza.
Figure 3: Positive measles IgM results per district: Gauteng, South Africa; January 2009 - July 2010
Figure 4: Positive Measles IgM results per district: Eastern Cape, South Africa; January 2009 - July 2010
Figure 5: Positive Measles IgM results per district: Free State, South Africa; January 2009 - July 2010
Figure 6: Positive Measles IgM results per district: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; January 2009 - July 2010
Figure 7: Positive Measles IgM results per district: Limpopo, South Africa; January 2009 - July 2010
Figure 8: Positive Measles IgM results per district: Mpumalanga, South Africa; January 2009 - July 2010
Figure 9: Positive Measles IgM results per district: Northern Cape, South Africa; January 2009 - July 2010
Figure 10: Positive Measles IgM results per district: North West, South Africa; January 2009 - July 2010
Figure 11: Positive Measles IgM results per district: Western Cape, South Africa; January 2009 - July 2010
Please note that WCP stopped routine measles testing on week 10 and resumed on week 22.
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