Open AccessElimination of Endemic Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome From the Western Hemisphere
Author(s) -
Mark Papania,
Gregory S. Wallace,
Paul A. Rota,
Joseph P. Icenogle,
Amy Parker Fiebelkorn,
Gregory L. Armstrong,
Susan E. Reef,
Susan B. Redd,
Emily Abernathy,
Albert E. Barskey,
Lijuan Hao,
Huong Q. McLean,
Jennifer S. Rota,
William J. Bellini,
Jane F. Seward
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4342
Subject(s) - rubella , measles , medicine , population , congenital rubella syndrome , incidence (geometry) , vaccination , pediatrics , epidemiology , environmental health , virology , physics , optics
To verify the elimination of endemic measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) from the Western hemisphere, the Pan American Health Organization requested each member country to compile a national elimination report. The United States documented the elimination of endemic measles in 2000 and of endemic rubella and CRS in 2004. In December 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention convened an external expert panel to review the evidence and determine whether elimination of endemic measles, rubella, and CRS had been sustained.
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