Measles, a highly contagious disease which can lead to severe complications and death, was the fifth vaccine-preventable disease to be eliminated from the Caribbean and countries of the Americas, after the regional eradication of endemic smallpox in 1971, polio in 1994, and rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in 2015.Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 25 June 2024. To facilitate a reduction in the mortality associated with measles, the WHO Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory N...