Will the USA lose its measles elimination status?

Anne C. Bischops; Erin N. Hulland; Mia Patzakis; Maimuna S. Majumder

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00466-6

Will the USA lose its measles elimination status?

Anne C. Bischops
, Erin N. Hulland
, Mia Patzakis
, Maimuna S. Majumder

Boston Children's Hospital
Harvard University
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1679-1681
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	407
Issue number	10540
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00466-6
Publication status	Published - 2 May 2026
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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