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Can measles be eradicated globally?Ciro A de Quadros
Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, DC, USA
Bull World Health Organ 82:134-8. 2004..A world free of measles by 2015 is not a dream...
Is global measles eradication feasible?C A de Quadros
Sabin Vaccine Institute and Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA
Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 304:153-63. 2006..It is not a dream to think that we will se a world free of measles by the year 2015...
Experiences with smallpox eradication in EthiopiaCiro A de Quadros
Albert B Sabin Vaccine Institute, 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 7100, Washington, DC, USA
Vaccine 29:D30-5. 2011..The programme was successful due to the dedicated national and international staff on the ground and by having the full support of the WHO HQ in Geneva...
From global to regional: the importance of pneumococcal disease in Latin AmericaCiro A de Quadros
Albert B Sabin Vaccine Institute SVI, 2000 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 7100, Washington, DC 20006 4400, USA
Vaccine 27:C29-32. 2009..Surveillance should include pneumococcal disease in adults to estimate the indirect effects of the vaccine...
Feasibility of global measles eradication after interruption of transmission in the AmericasCiro A de Quadros
Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Expert Rev Vaccines 7:355-62. 2008..It is not only a dream to think that we will see a world free of measles by the year 2015...
Measles eradication in the Americas: progress to dateCiro A de Quadros
Division of Vaccines and Immunization, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA
J Infect Dis 189:S227-35. 2004..Nonetheless, important challenges remain, including insufficient coverage during routine and campaign vaccination and inadequate investigation of some cases...
History and prospects for viral disease eradicationCiro A de Quadros
Pan American Health Organization, 525, 23rd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Med Microbiol Immunol 191:75-81. 2002..It is also the quintessential example of health equity, as all mankind reaps the benefits, bringing eternal cost savings. As Louis Pasteur pointed out, "it is within the power of man to eradicate infection from the earth"...
Progress toward measles eradication in the region of the AmericasCiro A de Quadros
Division of Vaccines and Immunization, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA
J Infect Dis 187:S102-10. 2003..This is due to high political commitment and implementation of PAHO's recommendations, including strengthened supervision and monitoring to improve accountability at the local level...
Monitoring measles eradication in the region of the Americas: critical activities and toolsHector Izurieta
Division of Vaccines and Immunization, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA
J Infect Dis 187:S133-9. 2003..Their efforts have permitted the Region of the Americas to reduce to three the number of countries with indigenous measles transmission and to reach a record low of 503 measles cases in 2001...
Measles eradication: experience in the AmericasC A de Quadros
Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA
Bull World Health Organ 76:47-52. 1998..PAHO's strategy has been effective in interrupting measles virus circulation. This experience demonstrates that global measles eradication is an achievable goal using currently available measles vaccines...
New horizons in the control of rubella and prevention of congenital rubella syndrome in the AmericasCarlos Castillo-Solorzano
Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA
J Infect Dis 187:S146-52. 2003..Useful knowledge is being generated for the adaptation of similar rubella strategies elsewhere. The findings also document the feasibility of implementing the recommended strategies and their rapid impact on disease burden...
Health as a bridge for peace: PAHO's experience. Pan American Health OrganizationCiro A de Quadros
Division of Vaccines and Immunization, Pan American Health Organization, NW Washington, DC 20037, USA
Lancet 360:s25-6. 2002
Human papillomavirus vaccine policy and delivery in Latin America and the CaribbeanJon Kim Andrus
Immunization Unit, Pan American Health Organization, Washington DC, USA
Vaccine 26:L80-7. 2008..This can be achieved by developing programs based on the lessons learned from vaccination strategies used to eliminate rubella and neonatal tetanus and for scaling up influenza vaccination in countries of LAC...
Integrating measles and rubella surveillance: the experience in the CaribbeanBeryl Irons
Caribbean Epidemiology Center, Pan American Health Organization, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
J Infect Dis 187:S153-7. 2003..Limited changes were made to the initial measles system, and the transition was relatively smooth. The integrated system has been crucial to the control of rubella and for the maintenance of measles elimination in the Caribbean...
