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Article: German measles elimination advancing, says public health group.
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- Science Letter
- Article date:
- November 30, 2004
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2004 NOV 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A continental plan to eliminate rubella in the Americas is advancing and should reach its target of 2010, experts at a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) technical meeting said.
Rubella and its associated congenital rubella syndrome, which can kill children or cause serious congenital defects, can be eliminated by 2010 with continuing vaccination and improved surveillance, said Dr. Carlos Castillo Solorzano of PAHO[acute accent]s Immunization Unit.
Speaking at the Technical Advisory Group on Vaccine Preventable Diseases, where more than 200 experts discussed the best ways to control vaccine-preventable ...