Measles elimination criteria are all except ?: (A) Absence of endemic measles, (B) For more than 12 months, (C) Incidence < 1 per 1 lac population, (D) Transmission at low level
Answer is D. Ans. is 'd' i.e., Transmission at low level WHO defines elimination of measles as the absence of endemic measles for a period of 12 months in the presence of adequate surveillance. One indicater 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 moality by 2010 as compared with level in 2000.