Burkina Faso’s health ministry has warned of a possible measles epidemic, citing 2,190 suspected cases, 960 confirmed cases, and five deaths in 2023. From January 1 to February 10, 2024, or the sixth week of this year, there were 1,269 suspected cases of measles and four deaths.
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Cases of this extremely contagious disease were discovered in the districts of Boulmiougou and Bogodogo in the Centre region, Ouahigouya in the North region, the Tougouri region in the center-north, and Solenzo and Boromo in the Boucle du Mouhoun.