title: Slow Progress In Finalizing Measles And Rubella Elimination In The European Region.
abstract: All countries in the World Health Organization European Region committed to eliminating endemic transmission of measles and rubella by 2015, and disease incidence has decreased dramatically. However, there was little progress between 2012 and 2013, and the goal will likely not be achieved on time. Genuine political commitment, increased technical capacity, and greater public awareness are urgently needed, especially in Western Europe.
authors: Robin Biellik (rbiellik@gmail.com) is a retired World Health Organization (WHO) epidemiologist living in Geneva, Switzerland.
authors: Robin
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authors: Biellik
authors: Iria Davidkin is a retired senior researcher in the Viral Infections Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, in Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Iria
authors: I
authors: Davidkin
authors: Susanna Esposito is head of the Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, in Milan, Italy.
authors: Susanna
authors: S
authors: Esposito
authors: Andrey Lobanov is a retired WHO medical officer living in Moscow, the Russian Federation.
authors: Andrey
authors: A
authors: Lobanov
authors: Mira Kojouharova is deputy head of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Ministry of Health, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors: Mira
authors: M
authors: Kojouharova
authors: Günter Pfaff is head of the Department of Epidemiology and Health Reporting in the Baden-Württemberg State Health Office, in Stuttgart, Germany.
authors: Günter
authors: G
authors: Pfaff
authors: José Ignacio Santos is a professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, in Mexico City.
authors: José Ignacio
authors: JI
authors: Santos
authors: John Simpson is interim director of the Division of Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response, Public Health England, in Salisbury.
authors: John
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authors: Simpson
authors: Myriam Ben Mamou is coordinator of the Measles and Rubella Laboratory, Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security, and Environment, WHO Regional Office for Europe, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: Myriam Ben
authors: MB
authors: Mamou
authors: Robb Butler is program manager in the Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security, and Environment, WHO Regional Office for Europe.
authors: Robb
authors: R
authors: Butler
authors: Sergei Deshevoi is a medical officer in the Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security, and Environment, WHO Regional Office for Europe.
authors: Sergei
authors: S
authors: Deshevoi
authors: Shahin Huseynov is a technical officer in the Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security, and Environment, WHO Regional Office for Europe.
authors: Shahin
authors: S
authors: Huseynov
authors: Dragan Jankovic is a technical officer in the Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security, and Environment, WHO Regional Office for Europe.
authors: Dragan
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authors: Jankovic
authors: Abigail Shefer is a medical officer in the Global Immunization Division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta, Georgia. At the time of this work, she was a technical officer in the Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security, and Environment, in the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
authors: Abigail
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authors: Shefer
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D060740:Disease Eradication / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D012409:Rubella / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000592:standards; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D008458:Measles Vaccine
keywords: Developed World < International/global health studies; Epidemiology; Health Promotion/Disease Prevention; Maternal And Child Health; Public Health