PROCEEDINGS OF THE GLOBAL TECHNICAL CONSULTATION TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF MEASLES ERADICATION, 28–30 JULY 2010.

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[source]Journal of Infectious Diseases[|source]

Full text of the context, objectives and recommendations of what has to be done for measles eradicaion goal are available at

http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/204/suppl_1/S4.full

Abstract

Although measles mortality has been substantially reduced, measles continues to cause preventable childhood deaths in many countries. Although rapid progress has been made in recent years, there is a real risk that measles will reemerge as a major cause of childhood mortality unless urgent actions address inadequate implementation of measles mortality reduction strategies in some countries. These include weakness within immunization systems, cross-border transmission of measles virus, and insufficient political will and financial resources.

A comprehensive review of available evidence has established the biological (related to the properties of the disease and the virus) and technical (related to the properties of the vaccine and diagnostic testing) of measles eradication. An operational model has been demonstrated to be effective in the entire American Region and in a number of countries in each remaining WHO Region. In addition, measles elimination has been shown to be cost-effective in the American Region, and global eradication is assessed to be cost-effective. Thus, the ad hoc Global Measles Advisory Group concludes that measles can and should be eradicated.

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