Table 1.

measles reported cases and specimens collected through the measles case-based surveillance system 2014-2020 (WHO African Region)

Parameter	Measles reported cases and specimens collected through the case based surveillance system, 2014–2020. WHO African region
	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Total suspected measles cases reported through the case-based surveillance system	71566	68769	61771	56582	82805	323424	70242
Laboratory specimens collected from suspected measles cases	42320	38249	39450	46027	58328	61632	39613
Laboratory confirmed rubella cases	6106	5546	3450	4633	3523	5156	2848
Laboratory confirmed measles cases	8329	6717	6009	4963	7534	15820	11781
Total measles cases confirmed by laboratory, epidemiological linkage and clinical compatibility	37847	37938	28823	16940	45842	281270	44512
% measles IgM positive among those tested	16%	21%	18%	11%	16%	27%	31%
Regional incidence of confirmed measles per million population	40	39.4	29.1	16.9	43.3	255	39.7