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Volume 32, Number 11—November 2026

Online Report

Nationwide Surveillance and Control Measures during Large Measles Outbreak, Bangladesh, 2026

M. Fazla RabbiComments to Author , Pritom Muztahid, and Farah Al Mahdi
Author affiliation: Management Information System, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh (M.F. Rabbi); Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Dhaka (P. Muztahid, F.A. Mahdi)

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Figure 2

Daily epidemic curve showing the distribution of suspected and confirmed cases during large measles outbreak, Bangladesh, 2026. A) Overall confirmed and suspected cases during April 2–May 27, 2026, overlaid with coverage during vaccination campaign. Vaccination coverage shows >100% because Bangladesh targeted children 6–59 months of age for MR vaccination, regardless of vaccination status to achieve measles control goals. B) Number of deaths among suspected and confirmed cases. Reported cases peaked on April 9, 2026, with 1,829 cases reported in a single day, reflecting early explosive spread before expansion to a nationwide vaccination response on April 20, 2026.

Figure 2. Daily epidemic curve showing the distribution of suspected and confirmed cases during large measles outbreak, Bangladesh, 2026. A) Overall confirmed and suspected cases during April 2–May 27, 2026, overlaid with coverage during vaccination campaign. Vaccination coverage shows >100% because Bangladesh targeted children 6–59 months of age for MR vaccination, regardless of vaccination status to achieve measles control goals. B) Number of deaths among suspected and confirmed cases. Reported cases peaked on April 9, 2026, with 1,829 cases reported in a single day, reflecting early explosive spread before expansion to a nationwide vaccination response on April 20, 2026.

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