disease elimination

disease elimination disease elimination for medical students what is meant by elimination of diseases? in 1998, dowdle proposed a definition of control as a reduction in the incidence, prevalence, morbidity or mortality of an infectious disease to a locally acceptable level; elimination as reduction to zero of the incidence of disease or infection in a defined geographical area; and eradication as permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of infection. 2 berlin (dahlem) conference 1997, atlanta conference 1998 extinction: the specific infectious agent no longer exists in nature or the laboratory. eradication: permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of infection caused by a specific agent as a result of deliberate efforts; intervention measures are no longer need...

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