Definition of measles elimination -
WHO defines elimination of measles as the absence of endemic measles for a period of > 12 months in the presence of adequate surveillance.
One indicator of measles elimination is a sustained measles incidence < 1/100, 000 population.
In 2005, the World Health Assembly set a goal of achieving a 90% reduction in global measles mortality by 2010 as compared with level in 2000.
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