Outbreak of measles in Lambu internally displaced person’s camp, Maiduguri, Nigeria, March 2017

Introduction: measles is a highly infectious disease caused by measles virus. In Nigeria, children are vaccinated against measles at the age of 9 months, and this has led to a significant reduction in morbidity and mortality. Despite this, Nigeria still ranks top among countries with endemic and uninterrupted transmission of measles infection yearly in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2011 alone, 18,843 measles cases were reported in the country. The study was done to confirm the existence of the outbreak, characterize the outbreak in terms of place, person and time and to identify the risk factors for the outbreak.