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(Not to be confused with the World Health Organization's Measles Initiative)
In the 1990s, the governments of America, along with the Pan American Health Organization, launched a plan to eradicate Measles, Mumps, and Rubella from the region.
Indigenous measles has been eliminated in North, Central, and South America; the last endemic case in the region was reported on November 12, 2002.
Outbreaks are still occurring, however, following importations of measles viruses from other world regions. For example, in June 2006, there was an outbreak in Boston which resulted from a resident who had recently visited India. [5] In 2005, there was an outbreak in a non-immunized population in Indiana and Illinois, transmitted by an Indiana girl who visited Romania without being vaccinated.
There are also plans underway to eliminate Rubella from the region by 2010. As of 2006, endemic cases were still being reported in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela, they are currently vaccinating Dominican Republic.
While some smaller organizations have proposed a global MMR eradication, none is likely to take place until, at least, after the worldwide eradication of Poliomyelitis.
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