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Verification and documentation of elimination of measles and rubella as endemic diseases from the United States : summary and conclusions of an external expert panel
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December 2011
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Description:On December 16, 2011, the Division for Viral Diseases (DVD), National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened 5 consultants to review the present status of sustained elimination of endemic measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in the United States and to provide individual opinions on 3 questions:
1. Is the evidence presented in the draft national report sufficient to document the sustained elimination of endemic measles from the United States?
2. Is the evidence presented in the draft national report sufficient to document the sustained elimination of endemic rubella and CRS from the United States?
3. If the evidence presented is not sufficient to make such conclusions, what additional information is required?
The United States had previously verified the elimination of endemic measles in 2000 (J Infect Dis. 2004 May 1;189 Suppl 1) and of rubella and CRS in 2004 (Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 1;43 Suppl 3.). In accordance with the PAHO mandate of 2007 http://www.paho.org/english/gov/csp/csp27.r2-e.pdf) the United States is undergoing reverification of endemic measles, rubella and CRS and CDC prepared a draft national report that was the basis for discussions at the meeting.
A brief description of the PAHO process for documentation of elimination of measles, rubella, and CRS was provided to the panel. Each country and the countries in the Caribbean as a subregion were asked to conduct a national review. In October 2007, a resolution requested Member States to begin the process of documentation and verification of the interruption of endemic measles and rubella virus transmission in the Americas. In December 2010, the International Expert Committee (IEC) was established. On December 12, 2011, IEC was updated on the progress toward the documentation.
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