The Americas: Paving the Road Toward Global Measles Eradication
Open Access
- 1 July 2011
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 204 (suppl_1) , S270-S278
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir166
Abstract
Background. The Region of the Americas set a goal of interrupting endemic measles virus transmission by the end of 2000. This decision was primarily based on rapid decreases in measles disease burden in pioneering countries that implemented Pan American Health Organization–recommended vaccination and surveillance strategies. Review of these strategies may inform measles elimination efforts in other regions.Keywords
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