By Asmau Ahmad
A measles outbreak has killed four people in Cameroon, according to a report by the expanded immunisation programme of the country’s Ministry of Public Health, which said about 200 people were infected with the disease.
Seven out of the 10 regions of the Central African nation have been affected by the outbreak, the report said.
According to the report, 78 percent of the victims are aged between nine months and nine years,stating that the East region, as well as the Center region where the capital Yaounde is located, has the highest number of suspected cases.
Authorities have appealed to parents to vaccinate their children against the disease.
In 2019, the government had organised a national vaccination campaign to stop an outbreak of the disease after more than 3,000 suspected cases were reported and 17 people died.
