How to use 'elimination' and 'eradication' correctly in infectious disease reporting
February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 13 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news:
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How to use 'elimination' and 'eradication' correctly in infectious disease reporting
When a new measles outbreak makes the news -- such as the expanding one in West Texas -- journalists usually note that vaccination enabled the elimination of the disease in the U.S. in 2000. But the term "eliminated" is o . . .
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How to use 'elimination' and 'eradication' correctly in infectious disease reporting
When a new measles outbreak makes the news -- such as the expanding one in West Texas -- journalists usually note that vaccination enabled the elimination of the disease in the U.S. in 2000. But the term "eliminated" is o . . .