Measles is eliminated only in the sense that it is not endemic. There was a major outbreak in 2019 and there haven't been literally zero cases ever. There were 13 cases in 2020, which is an all-time low I believe (probably due to travel restrictions). The Afghan cases didn't make it into the community at large, so this doesn't break 'elimination'.
Yeah its kinda like the bubonic plague in that it just kinda blips into existence every now and then, has a couple people infected long enough to make a headline, then disappears again.
Measles is eliminated only in the sense that it is not endemic. There was a major outbreak in 2019 and there haven't been literally zero cases ever. There were 13 cases in 2020, which is an all-time low I believe (probably due to travel restrictions). The Afghan cases didn't make it into the community at large, so this doesn't break 'elimination'.
Yeah its kinda like the bubonic plague in that it just kinda blips into existence every now and then, has a couple people infected long enough to make a headline, then disappears again.
Bubonic is very treatable now, as long as one gets on it fast before it turns into pneumonic (which is what really killed Europe) plague.
Funny you should say that...