Description of a large measles epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2013

Table 3 Results of routine vaccine coverage surveys, DRC, 2011–2013 ¹

Province	Health district	EPI VC before mass campaign		VC after mass campaign
Province	Health district	By card and oral		By card and oral
Kasaï Occidental	Tshikapa	54.4%	[43.5-65.3]	97%	[94.8-99.3]
Orientale	Watsa	57.3%	[50.4-64.1]	99.2%	[98.5-100]
Katanga	Sakania	69.1%	[58.7-79.5]	95.3%	[92.3-98.4]
Katanga	Kasenga	86.2%	[80.5-90.4]	93.7%	[91–95.7]
Katanga	Kapolowe	83.1%	[74–89.4]	97%	[88–99.3]
Kasaï Oriental	Mwene Ditu	70.5%	[63.1-77.8]	98.8%	[97.6-100]
Equateur	Yambuku	39.70%	[28.2-51.4]	95.4%	[92.1-98.6]
Orientale	Yaleko	39%	[31.2-47.3]	97.6%	[96.4-99.9]
Orientale	Yalimbongo	34.4%	[23.1-47.4]	98.2%	[96.5-99.9]
Orientale	Yahuma	44%	[36–52]	95%	[93–98]
Orientale	Yahisuli	49%	[39–58]	97%	[95–99]

¹Data from Katanga Province were first published in Grout L, Minetti A, Hurtado N, François G, Fermon F, Chatelain A, Harczi G, Ilunga Ngoie J, N’Goran A, Luquero J F, Grais R F, Porten K: Measles in Democratic Republic of Congo: an outbreak description from Katanga, 2010–2011. BMC Infectious Diseases, 2013. 13 (1): p.232.

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