[PDF] Top 20 Measles elimination in the Americas

... This impressive and rapid reduc ti on in disease burden, resultin g from in cre a sed coverage wi th th e measles vaccine an d its app li ca ti on in mass campai g ns, paved the way for [r] ... See full document

... This was the first demon- reinforce the routine delivery of measles stration of the feasibility of interrupting vaccine in all health facilities and to con- meas[r] ... See full document

... on the occurrence of cases of measles in ...of the press involving the three spheres of gov- ernment (municipalities, the state of Ceará, and the federal govern- ment of ... See full document

... performing the registration and licens- ing of all imported and locally produced biologicals, b) carrying out post-registration surveillance, c) performing the control and liberation of each lot of vaccine ... See full document

... of the year 2000, an evaluation of the National Immunization Program in Costa Rica was carried out by a group of 37 national and 12 international health ...professionals. The qualitative ... See full document

... Having reviewed and discussed Document CD38/14, containing the plan of action for elimination of congenital syphilis as a public health problem in the Americas;. Noting with satisfactio[r] ... See full document

... of the MESS database shows that important numbers of women in child-bearing age (WCBA) in numer- ous countries had laboratory-confirmed infections with ...reported. In year 2000, of 703 women ... See full document

... The increase in immunization coverage and the further reduction in EPI diseases, with the possible elimination of measles and neonatal tetanus in a Phase II effort, coupled with the erad[r] ... See full document

... children in 14 of its 35 states, transitioning to laboratory supported case based measles surveil- lance system will be necessary to substantiate the impact of the intervention in these ... See full document

... on the high MMR vaccination coverage and periodic follow-up campaigns, the majority of the positive IgM reactions occurred in recently vaccinated ...followed the recommended age of ... See full document

... 1994, the Korean Pediatric Society has recommended that a second dose of MMR vaccine should be given at 6 years of age, and the same recommendation was issued by the government 3 years later 8-10) ... See full document

... of the community (which included the religious leader), they decided to coop- erate with the campaign efforts and were vaccinated in the second ...of the 65 total cases occurred ... See full document

... Following the successful initiative to eradicate poliomyelitis from the Americas, the activities carried out to eliminate measles from the Western Hemisphere by the year 200[r] ... See full document

... of the measles virus in the post-elimination period in the ...on the measles epidemic that occurred in 2013–2015 in northeastern ...Brazil. ... See full document

... Having reviewed the report of the Director on the progress made by the Expanded Program on Immunization and the regional initiative for the elimination of measles from the Americas by t[r] ... See full document

... facilitate measles transmission, if measles virus is introduced to such ...populations. The close contact among persons in these settings increases the risk that a susceptible person ... See full document

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... Finally, the Plan for congenital syphilis elimination will become part of a broader Regional HIV/AIDS/STD Program that proposes to strengthen existing health services and t[r] ... See full document

... The Executive Committee observed that progress has already been made towards the elimination goal but stressed that much still remains to be done if the goal is to b[r] ... See full document

... Data from country program reviews underscore the fact that, in spite of high levels of vacci- nation coverage, many children remain susceptible to measles in almos[r] ... See full document