Question: Which of the following region has been declared free of measles by WHO?
(a) Region of the Americas
(b) Region of China
(c) Region of Germany
(d) Region of India
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 27 September 2016 the Region of the Americas has been declared free of measles by World Health Organisation (WHO).
- Region of the Americas is the first in the world to have eliminated measles.
- The announcement came during the 55th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
- Measles is the fifth vaccine-preventable disease to be eliminated from the Americas, after the regional eradication of smallpox in 1971, poliomyelitis in 1994, and rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in 2015.
- Measles transmission had been considered interrupted in the Region since 2002.
- Measles, a viral disease that can cause severe health problems, including pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and even death.
Reference:
http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12528%3Aregion-americas-declared-free-measles&Itemid=1926&lang=en
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/health/measles-eradication-united-states.html?_r=1
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928093510.htm