Table 2. Suspected measles cases by classification and incidence rates per 100 000 persons.
2009a | 2010 | 2011 | ||||
Number | Incidence Rateb | Number | Incidence Rate | Numberc | Incidence Rate | |
Suspected measles | 21 | 9.21 | 474 | 34.53 | 516 | 36.76 |
Confirmed measles (Laboratory, epidemiologically or clinically confirmed) | 17 | 7.46 | 376 | 27.39 | 379 | 27.00 |
Confirmed rubella (Laboratory or Epidemiologically confirmed) | 1 | 0.44 | 18 | 1.31 | 39 | 2.78 |
Discarded | 3 | 1.32 | 80 | 5.83 | 86 | 6.13 |
: 2009: From week 45; 2010 and 2011: entire year.
: Annualized Incidence rate per 100,000 persons per year;
: 12 cases were epi-linked to a mixed outbreak of measles and rubella.