TY - JOUR
AU - Conrad, J. Lyle
AB - THE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES • VOL. 124, NO.6' DECEMBER 1971 © 1971 by the University of Chicago. All rights reserved. NEWS zoo From the Center for Disease Control ~ 100 Live, attenuated measles-virus vaccine was licensed ~ 80 in the United States in March 1963. Widespread ~ 60 use after that time of measles vaccines caused the z 40 annual number of reported cases to decrease from almost 500,000 in 1962 to 22,231 in 1968 (figure 1956 1957 19SB 1959 1960 1961 1962 1961 1964 1965 1966 !967 1968 19~9 t910 1'311 Co,LENOAR yEARS 1). In the same years, the number of reported Figure 1. Reported cases of measles by four-week deaths and complications due to measles also de­ periods United States, 1956 through July 17, 1971. creased markedly. By 1968, it was anticipated Arrows show licensing of vaccine in March, 1963 and that measles might soon be eradicated in the initiation of eradication program in October, 1966. United States [1]. Since 1968, however, measles has been resur­ no more than five years, while in six of seven gent. In each of the last three years the number suburban and rural outbreaks the median age of of reported 
TI - Current Status of Measles in the United States
JF - The Journal of Infectious Diseases
DO - 10.1093/infdis/124.6.620
DA - 1971-12-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/current-status-of-measles-in-the-united-states-LUBCFUDeDi
SP - 620
EP - 622
VL - 124
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -