A World without Measles and Rubella

Andrus, Jon; Papania, Mark; Bahl, Sunil; Durrheim, David N. ;Kretsinger, Katrina;Strebel, Peter; Rota, Paul; Reef, Susan.

measles; rubella; vaccination coverage

Measles and rubella continue to affect children worldwide, even though effective, safe, and inexpensive vaccines have been available for over 50 years. Although measles immunization is estimated to have prevented over 56 million childhood deaths since the year 2000, the residual annual burden of 136,216 measles deaths and 32,000 children born with congenital rubella syndrome is unacceptable. Eliminating measles and rubella worldwide is technically feasible, and every WHO region has set measles a

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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CH, 2025

978-3-7258-4213-1

https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/170676

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Public Health & Healthcare