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JAMA. 1998;279:1154-1155.

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MMWR. 1998;47:189-193

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In 1994, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) established the goal of eliminating measles from the Western Hemisphere by 2000.¹ To reach this goal, PAHO developed a measles-elimination strategy that includes three vaccination components ("catch-up," "keep-up," and "follow-up"*) and integrated epidemiologic and laboratory surveillance.^2-5 The aim of the strategy is to achieve and maintain high levels of measles immunity among infants and children and detect all chains of transmission of measles virus through careful surveillance. This report updates measles surveillance data through February 1998 and summarizes the impact of elimination strategies on measles in the Americas.

Each country in the Region of the Americas, except the United States, the French Antilles, and the Netherlands Antilles, conducted measles "catch-up" campaigns during 1987-1994. Vaccination coverage achieved during these campaigns was 94% regionwide, and country-specific coverage ranged from 71% to 99%. In addition, routine measles vaccination coverage among . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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