The Americas are on the eve of being formally verified as having eliminated endemic
measles after the successful interruption of the transmission of measles in Brazil. 1 This …

Despite the gains—a drop in measles deaths from more than 500 000 to fewer than 110 000
and an 83% decline in the annual incidence of measles since the turn of the century …

In recent years, a number of countries have had notable success in eliminating measles
using a variety of vaccination strategies. Three WHO regions—the Americas, the Eastern …

In the next decade, spikes in the number of cases occurred sporadically, mostly linked to
importation of disease in international travelers or to outbreaks in US communities with large …

All World Health Organization (WHO) Regions have goals to interrupt endemic measles
circulation on or before 2020. This is a worthy, feasible (already achieved in the Region of …

Barely 20 years ago, such a high proportion of childhood deaths globally was attributable to
measles that the going estimate of more than 1 million measles-related deaths per year was …

In 2012, the World Health Assembly (WHA) endorsed the Global Vaccine Action Plan
(GVAP) 1 and its objective to eliminate measles in 4 WHO Regions by 2015. Since then …

Measles is one of the most infectious diseases. Before the introduction of the measles
vaccine, nearly all children contracted measles. By the end of the 1980s, most countries of …

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 …

Abstract The World Health Assembly should establish a target date for measles eradication
based on continued progress toward existing mortality reduction goals. We have a safe …