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Progress Toward Measles Elimination — Japan, 1999–2008
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2008 September 26:57(38);1049-1052.
　http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5738a5.htm
Progress Toward the 2012 Measles Elimination Goal — Western Pacific Region, 1990–2008
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 June 26:58(24);669-673.
　http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5824a4.htm

In 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee of the Western Pacific Region (WPR) formally declared a measles elimination goal
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Measles likely has been eliminated or nearly eliminated in 24 of the 37 countries and areas in the WPR (referred to in this report as countries).
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However, large numbers of measles cases continue to be reported from several countries. During 2008, a total of 131,441 confirmed measles cases (98.4 per million population) were reported from China and 11,015 cases (86.1 per million population) from Japan, two countries that account for 82% of the region’s population and >97% of its confirmed measles cases. Intensified efforts by WPR countries, particularly China and Japan, will be required to achieve the 2012 goal.
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China reported 131,441 measles cases (98.4 per million) in 2008. A large outbreak in Japan resulted in over 18,000 (140.7 per million) reported cases in 2007 and 11,015 (86.1 per million) in 2008.