In an update on the measles epidemic in Madagascar, UN health officials report, 6,607 cases of measles, including 41 deaths in the week ending Feb. 24.

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This down several thousand cases from the prior week (9,902).

This brings the outbreak total to 86,985 cases, including 1,141 deaths since the outbreak began in early September 2018.

About 70% of the cases are reported in persons aged 1 to 14 years old. 104 out of 114 districts in all the 22 regions are in the epidemic phase, officials report.