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- Title
Progress Toward Measles Elimination in the People's Republic of China, 2000-2009.
- Authors
Chao Ma; Zhijie An; Lixin Hao; Cairns, K. Lisa; Yan Zhang; Jing Ma; Lei Cao; Ning Wen; Wenbo Xu; Xiaofeng Liang; Weizhong Yang; Huiming Luo
- 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.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; MEASLES vaccines; VACCINATION; DISEASE progression; STRATEGIC planning; HEALTH policy; MICROBIAL sensitivity tests; PUBLIC health surveillance
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011, Vol 204, pS447
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/infdis/jir103