1. Progress Toward Measles Elimination in the People's Republic of China, 2000–2009
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Lixin Hao, Huiming Luo, Wenbo Xu, Xiaofeng Liang, Zhijie An, Lei Cao, K. Lisa Cairns, Chao Ma, Yan Zhang, Ning Wen, Jing Ma, and Weizhong Yang
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Adult ,China ,Time Factors ,Adolescent ,Measles Vaccine ,Measles ,Young Adult ,Environmental health ,Humans ,Immunology and Allergy ,Medicine ,Child ,Immunization Schedule ,National data ,Measles elimination ,Immunization Programs ,business.industry ,Incidence ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Infant ,People's Republic ,medicine.disease ,Infectious Diseases ,Immunization ,Child, Preschool ,Population Surveillance ,Vaccination coverage ,Immunology ,business - Abstract
In 2006, China set a goal of measles elimination by 2012. To describe progress toward this goal, we reviewed relevant policies and strategies and analyzed national data for 2000-2009. In response to implementation of these strategies, including increased routine measles vaccination coverage and province-specific supplementary immunization activities (SIAs), reported measles incidence decreased to a historically low level of 39.5 cases per million in 2009. A synchronized nationwide SIA was scheduled in 2010 to further decrease susceptibility to measles. However, reaching and maintaining measles elimination will require strong political commitment and efforts for strengthening surveillance, increasing 2-dose vaccine coverage to >95%, stricter enforcement of the requirement to check immunization status at school entry, and careful attention to measles susceptibility in those aged ≥15 years. more...
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- 2011
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