TY - JOUR
T1 - Measles
AU - Moss, William J.
AU - Griffin, Diane E.
N1 - Funding Information:
WJM was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI070018) . DEG was supported by grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI023047) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. These funding agencies had no role in the writing of this manuscript.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by measles virus and is one of the most devastating infectious diseases of man - measles was responsible for millions of deaths annually worldwide before the introduction of the measles vaccines. Remarkable progress in reducing the number of people dying from measles has been made through measles vaccination, with an estimated 164 000 deaths attributed to measles in 2008. This achievement attests to the enormous importance of measles vaccination to public health. However, this progress is threatened by failure to maintain high levels of measles vaccine coverage. Recent measles outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and the USA show the ease with which measles virus can re-enter communities if high levels of population immunity are not sustained. The major challenges for continued measles control and eventual eradication will be logistical, financial, and the garnering of sufficient political will. These challenges need to be met to ensure that future generations of children do not die of measles.
AB - Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by measles virus and is one of the most devastating infectious diseases of man - measles was responsible for millions of deaths annually worldwide before the introduction of the measles vaccines. Remarkable progress in reducing the number of people dying from measles has been made through measles vaccination, with an estimated 164 000 deaths attributed to measles in 2008. This achievement attests to the enormous importance of measles vaccination to public health. However, this progress is threatened by failure to maintain high levels of measles vaccine coverage. Recent measles outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and the USA show the ease with which measles virus can re-enter communities if high levels of population immunity are not sustained. The major challenges for continued measles control and eventual eradication will be logistical, financial, and the garnering of sufficient political will. These challenges need to be met to ensure that future generations of children do not die of measles.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62352-5
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62352-5
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21855993
AN - SCOPUS:84855843640
SN - 0140-6736
VL - 379
SP - 153
EP - 164
JO - The Lancet
JF - The Lancet
IS - 9811
ER -