Table 1 Annual reported measles cases, stratified by laboratory confirmed, epidemiologically linked, and clinically compatible and annual reported measles-related deaths in Myanmar: 2014–2018
Characteristics | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
All measles cases | 119 | 19 | 263 | 1220 | 1052 | 2673 |
Classification: | ||||||
Laboratory confirmed | 24 (20) | 6 (32) | 194 (74) | 990 (81) | 741 (70) | 1955 (73) |
Epidemiologically linked | 93 (78) | 0 (0) | 45 (17) | 145 (12) | 269 (26) | 552 (21) |
Clinically compatible | 2 (2) | 13 (68) | 24 (9) | 85 (7) | 42 (4) | 166 (6) |
All measles-related deaths | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 21 (8) | 1 (< 1) | 1 (< 1) | 23 (1) |