Measles has broken out in Solwezi district in the North-western province.
District Commissioner Frobisher Fulayi who confirmed the development in an interview with ZANIS, today, however said no deaths have so far been recorded.
Patients suffering from the disease are being admitted at Solwezi General Hospital.
Mr Fulayi said 40 measles patients are admitted at the hospital while 28 others are admitted at Solwezi Urban clinic.
He said most of the patients are children aged below five years.
The DC said his Office is mobilizing tents from Meheba refugee camp and Kamitonte to accommodate more patients as measures to contain the out-break intensifies.
Mr Fulayi appealed for calm among the Solwezi residents but was quickly to point out that people in communities should take precautions measures or rush to the nearest clinic for treatment.
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Don’t understand why we still have diseases like measles for which we do have a vaccine…any serious government would work hard to avoid such a global embarassment..but for people like RB,it utterly means nothing at all…
Many people from all over the country are running into Solwezi. The infrastructures etc remain the same. North western used to be calm, orderly now with all the influx of people, all manner of sickness in going in as well. I love my country but how things are done over there makes me think twice of retiring in zambia.