Epidemiological profile of measles

In 2022 9.2 million cases of measles (WHO) due to a drop in vaccination coverage caused by Covid. In 2023 6051 suspected cases in Côte d'Ivoire with 1110 positive cases 33% of them children under 5 years of age. In the Guémon health region data are analyzed in a fragmentary way hence the aim of this study which aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the situation in the region.This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of data extracted from the national Magpi database for the period 2017-2023A total of 1119 notified cases for 120 confirmed cases representing a positivity rate of 10.7%. The median age was 5 (1-53) years. For the period 2017-2023 the annual incidence was respectively 19.41 22.48 24.20 21.92 12.24 14.31 10.87 per 100000 inhabitants.Annual increase in measles cases in children with low vaccination coverage with a high incidence in 2020 which could be explained by the COVID 19 pandemic. Need to reinforce routine vaccination for better control.