Elimination of rubella from the United States: a milestone on the road to global elimination
HC Meissner, SE Reef, S Cochi - Pediatrics, 2006 - publications.aap.org
United States in 1969 with the goal of preventing congenital rubella infection. In October
2004, 35 years after initiation of the program, an independent panel of international experts
was convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess progress toward
elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). Based on available data,
panel members concluded unanimously that rubella is no longer endemic in the United
States. The national objective of elimination of rubella and CRS by 2010 from the United …
2004, 35 years after initiation of the program, an independent panel of international experts
was convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess progress toward
elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). Based on available data,
panel members concluded unanimously that rubella is no longer endemic in the United
States. The national objective of elimination of rubella and CRS by 2010 from the United …