<< Back To HomeCSU 75/2011: WHEN IS A DISEASE ERADICABLE?
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Unblushingly, I reproduce a discussion article from the year 2000 that has weathered the last decade quite well. Writing in the American Journal of Public Health, Aylward and colleagues review the evidence on 20th century eradication efforts, successful and failed, and look forward to future targets.
Note the asterisk in the following table. Rubella eradication becomes more attractive when part of a global eradication effort against measles.
Table 3—Dahlem Disease Eradication Criteria for Candidate Eradicable Diseases
Disease Biological and Consensus on Positive Broad Societal
Technical Feasibility Costs and Benefits and Political Support
Measles Yes Yes No
Rubella Yes No* No
Hep B Yes Yes No
Hep A Yes No No
* Yes, if part of a measles eradication effort