| AFRO | African Regional Office (WHO) |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CFR | Case Fatality Rate |
| CRS | Congenital Rubella Syndrome |
| DSID | Distinct Sequence Identifier (used in MeaNS) |
| DRC | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| ECDC | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control |
| EMRO | Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (WHO) |
| EPI | Expanded Programme on Immunization |
| EPI-link | Epidemiologically Linked |
| LMICs | Low- and Middle-Income countries |
| MeaNS | Measles Nucleotide Surveillance (WHO online database) |
| MR | Measles and Rubella |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| RCC | Regional Certification Commission (for Measles/Rubella Elimination) |
| SIA | Supplementary Immunization Activity |
| WHO | World Health Organization |