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Measles elimination criteria are all except ?

A
Absence of endemic measles
B
For more than 12 months
C
Incidence < 1 per 1 lac population
D
Transmission at low level
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'd' i.e., Transmission at low level WHO defines elimination of measles as the absence of endemic measles for a period of 12 months in the presence of adequate surveillance. One indicater of measles elimination is a sustained measles incidence < 1/100, 000 population. In 2005, the World Health Assembly set a goal of achieving a 90% reduction in global measles moality by 2010 as compared with level in 2000.

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