RecordWeek 2 of 2019 (7–13 Jan)Outbreaks

Bihar: 7 measles outbreaks in week 2 of 2019, the most in the series, which begins week 1 of 2015.

UnusualStrength 8 of 10Detected 3 Oct 2026, 21:32 IST

What happened

Week 2 of 2019: 7
series start 2015-W01: –

Why it matters

A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.

For measles outbreaks, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.

Historical context

210 consecutive earlier weeks were lower.

Full history of measles outbreaks in Bihar

The underlying data

The stored observations this signal was computed from. Each opens its release.

Period	Value	Release	Where in the document
Week 2 of 2019	7	IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2019 week 2 (2019-01-07 to 2019-01-13)	IDSP weekly outbreak report 2019-W02, count over 7 rows for Bihar: p.3 BH/SMP/2019/02/044, p.3 BH/AKL/2019/02/045, p.7 BH/BHJ/2019/02/057, p.7 BH/BUX/2019/02/058, p.7 MH/AKL/2019/02/059, p.7 BH/PAC/2019/02/060, p.8 BH/PAC/2019/02/061

Source and method

Publisher: Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre for Disease Control, MoHFW
Release: IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2019 week 2 (2019-01-07 to 2019-01-13)Archived file Original URLFirst seen 3 Oct 2026
Method: How a record signal is computedHow measles outbreaks is measured

More signals for measles outbreaks in Bihar

Cite this

According to the India Health Observatory, Bihar: 7 measles outbreaks in week 2 of 2019, the most in the series, which begins week 1 of 2015. Source: Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre for Disease Control, MoHFW, IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2019 week 2 (2019-01-07 to 2019-01-13). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/measles-outbreaks--bihar--2019-w02--record