Progress Toward Interrupting Indigenous Measles Transmission—Region of the Americas, January 1999-September 2000

A report is presented that summarizes the measles control strategies implemented in the region of the Americas and measles incidence during 1999-2000 and indicates that the region has made important progress towards interrupting indigenous measles transmission and that achieving this goal is within...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2000-12, Vol.284 (22), p.2867-2868
Format: Article
Language:English
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Health
Measles
Prevention
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Summary:A report is presented that summarizes the measles control strategies implemented in the region of the Americas and measles incidence during 1999-2000 and indicates that the region has made important progress towards interrupting indigenous measles transmission and that achieving this goal is within reach.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.284.22.2867-JWR1213-2-1