Recommendations from a meeting on the feasibility of global measles eradication. (efforts that the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Pan American Health Organization will take to reduce the number of measles)(Brief Article) From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | Date: October 18, 1996 | COPYRIGHT 1996 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

During July 9-10, 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization, and CDC cosponsored a meeting to review recent progress in controlling measles and to discuss the feasibility of global measles eradication. Participants included representatives from each WHO regional office, U.S. academic medical institutions, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, local health departments, and several state public health laboratories. Country and reg...