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Timeline of measles

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| 1963 onward || The 1960s mark a change in the history of measles, with the invention and release of the first vaccine in the United States. Major measles control programs start to be conducted in a number of countries from both the developed and developing world, which result in a dramatic decline in incidence of the disease.<ref name=Ludlow2015/>
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| 2000–2015 2000–2018 || Measles deaths dropped 84% since 2000.<ref name="Measles deaths have dropped 84 percent since 2000">{{cite web|title=Measles deaths have dropped 84 percent since 2000|url=https://www.vox.com/health-care/2018/1/3/16846632/measles-vaccines-health-care-voxcare|website=vox.com|accessdate=4 January 2018}}</ref> In this last period, measles vaccination has prevented an estimated 20.3 million deaths. In 2015, about 85% of the world's children received one dose of measles vaccine by their first birthday through routine health services, up from 73% in 2000. However, measles remains one of the leading causes of death among young children, even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available.<ref name="Measles - Key facts">{{cite web|title=Measles - Key facts|url=http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs286/en/|publisher=[[wikipedia:WHO|WHO]]|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref>
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==Full timeline==
[[wikipedia:File:Evolution of number of measles reported cases between 1980 and 2015.png|thumb|nonecenter|400px|Evolution of number of measles reported cases between 1980 and 2015.<ref name="Global and regional immunization profile">{{cite web|title=Global and regional immunization profile|url=http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/data/gs_gloprofile.pdf?ua=1|website=ourworldindata.org|accessdate=9 January 2017}}</ref>]]
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| 2000 || Achievement || Following a highly effective vaccination program and better measles control in the Americas region, measles is declared eliminated (absence of continuous disease transmission for greater than 12 months) from the United States.<ref name="Measles History" /><ref name="Measles makes its mark all over again: One of humanity's oldest foes is back on the increase" /> || [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]
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| 2000 || Mortality || Measles deaths are reported at 550,100 for the year.<ref name="Measles deaths have dropped 84 percent since 2000"/>
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| 2001 || Organization || The [[wikipedia:Measles & Rubella Initiative|Measles & Rubella Initiative]] (M&R Initiative) is launched as a global partnership. Led by the [[wikipedia:American Red Cross|American Red Cross]], the [[wikipedia:United Nations Foundation|United Nations Foundation]], the [[wikipedia:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), [[wikipedia:UNICEF|UNICEF]] and [[wikipedia:WHO|WHO]], the purpose of M&R is to achieve measles and rubella elimination in at least 5 WHO regions by 2020.<ref name="Measles - Key facts" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Featured Content|url=http://measlesrubellainitiative.org/|website=measlesrubellainitiative.org|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> ||
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| 2016 || Achievement || The Americas region is declared free of endemic measles by the [[wikipedia:Pan American Health Organization|Pan American Health Organization]]. It is the first of the six [[wikipedia:WHO regions|WHO regions]] to eliminate transmission of measles.<ref name="History of vaccines" /> || [[wikipedia:Americas|Americas]]
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| 2016 || Mortality || Measles deaths are reported at 89,780 for the year, a decline of 84 percent since 2000.<ref name="Measles deaths have dropped 84 percent since 2000"/>
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