list of diseases eliminated from the united states list of diseases eliminated from the united states this is a list of diseases known (or declared) to have been eliminated from the united states, either permanently or at one time. ("elimination" is the preferred term for "regional eradication" of a disease; the term "eradication" is reserved for the reduction of an infectious disease's global prevalence to zero.) eliminated diseases can often be re-imported without additional endemic cases. although no fixed rule always applies, many infectious diseases (e.g., measles) are considered eliminated when no cases have been reported to public health authorities for at least 12 months. the eliminated diseases fig. 1: diseases eliminated from the united states of america disease date lastendemic case date lastimported case notes