Table 1.
Characteristics of confirmed measles cases,* Namibia, 2 August 2009 – 2 February 2011
| Namibia, n (%) | Windhoek, n (%)† | Opuwo, n (%)‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases, N | 3 256 | 839 | 765 |
| Age group | |||
| <9 months | 495 (15.3) | 167 (20.1) | 91 (11.9) |
| 9 – 11 months | 201 (6.2) | 56 (6.7) | 45 (5.9) |
| 1 – 4 years | 519 (16.1) | 73 (8.8) | 185 (24.2) |
| 5 – 9 years | 486 (15.0) | 79 (9.5) | 110 (14.4) |
| 10 – 14 years | 305 (9.4) | 35 (4.2) | 84 (11.0) |
| ≥15 years | 1 227 (38.0) | 422 (50.7) | 249 (32.6) |
| Missing | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1 642 (50.4) | 457 (54.5) | 370 (48.4) |
| Female | 1 614 (49.6) | 382 (45.5) | 395 (51.6) |
| Vaccination status | |||
| 0 doses | 1 025 (33.5) | 50 (6.2) | 618 (80.8) |
| 1 dose | 393 (12.8) | 53 (6.6) | 38 (5.0) |
| ≥2 doses | 71 (2.3) | 10 (1.2) | 9 (1.2) |
| Unknown | 1 570 (51.3) | 693 (86.0) | 100 (13.1) |
| Missing | 197 | 33 | |
| Year of onset | |||
| 2009 | 1 846 (56.7) | 728 (86.8) | 559 (73.1) |
| 2010 | 1 396 (42.9) | 111 (13.2) | 206 (26.9) |
| 2011 | 14 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Classification | |||
| Laboratory confirmed | 462 (14.2) | 76 (9.1) | 25 (3.3) |
| Epi-linked | 2 794 (85.8) | 763 (90.9) | 740 (96.7) |
| Outcome | |||
| Alive | 3 226 (99.1) | 831 (99.1) | 761 (99.5) |
| Dead | 27 (0.8) | 7 (0.8) | 3 (0.4) |
| Unknown | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |
*
Confirmed measles cases were defined by laboratory confirmation or epidemiological link.
†
Outbreak dates: 3 August 2009 – 29 October 2010.
‡
Outbreak dates: 8 September 2009 – 8 February 2010.