Definition of measles elimination -: (A) < 1/1000, (B) < 1/10000, (C) < 1/100000, (D) < 1/100
Answer is C. WHO defines elimination of measles as the absence of endemic measles for a period of > 12 months in the presence of adequate surveillance.
One indicator of measles elimination is a sustained measles incidence < 1/100, 000 population.
In 2005, the World Health Assembly set a goal of achieving a 90% reduction in global measles mortality by 2010 as compared with level in 2000.