Timeline of measles

Abstract

This timeline outlines major developments in the history of measles from its first scientific description in the 9th century to the present day. It describes key events, including the invention and release of the measles vaccine, significant epidemics, and major organizations involved in measles control. The timeline highlights the drastic decline in measles incidence and mortality rates since the introduction of the vaccine in the 1960s. It also mentions recent measles outbreaks and the ongoing efforts to achieve global measles elimination. The timeline further provides numerical and visual data on Google Scholar, Google Trends, Google Ngram Viewer, and Wikipedia views related to measles, mumps, and rubella. – AI-generated abstract.