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Review of the effect of measles vaccination on the ...

Abstract BACKGROUND: When measles vaccines were widely introduced in the 1970s, there were concerns that they might cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE): a very rare, ...

Measles and rubella vaccination coverage in Haiti ...

Abstract OBJECTIVES: We conducted a nationwide survey to assess measles containing vaccine (MCV) coverage among children aged 1-9 years in Haiti and identify factors associated with vaccin ...

Assessment of the epidemiology and burden of measl ...

Abstract Measles has been a major killer among vaccine-preventable diseases in children < 5 years of age in developing countries. Despite progress in global efforts to reduce mortal ...

Measles elimination: progress, challenges and impl ...

Cutts FT1 Lessler J Metcalf CJ.   Abstract Measles and rubella are major vaccine-preventable causes of child mortality and disability. They have been eliminated from the America ...

[Evaluation of 44 pediatric measles cases detected ...

Abstract Elimination of measles and rubella until the end of 2015 in parallel with the "World Health Organization (WHO) Europe Regions Measles Elimination" work-up has been target ...

Long-term transmission of measles virus in Central ...

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted an elimination goal for measles and rubella, which is supposed to be met in the WHO European Region (EUR) by 2015. For verification ...

Seroepidemiology and phylogenetic characterisation ...

Abstract BACKGROUND: Ireland is classified as an area of high measles incidence. A World Health Organisation-European Region strategic plan exists for measles elimination by 2015 ...

Measles virus genotyping an important tool in meas ...

Abstract This study describes 33 laboratory-confirmed cases of measles that occurred in Norway in 2011 mainly among unvaccinated children between seven months and 10 years of age. Laborator ...

Case-based surveillance enhanced with measles viru ...

Abstract BACKGROUND: Japan was verified as having achieved measles elimination by the Measles Regional Verification Commission in the Western Pacific Region in March 2015. Verifi ...

The 2014 measles outbreak in Osaka　An epidemiolo ...

Abstract Objectives: To examine and analyze the spread of measles in Osaka in 2014 and determine effective measures to prevent such occurrences. Methods: We analyzed 47 cases of& ...

Measles - The epidemiology of elimination.

Abstract Tremendous progress has been made globally to reduce the contribution of measles to the burden of childhood deaths and measles cases have dramatically decreased with incr ...

Differential loss of humoral immunity against meas ...

Abstract BACKGROUND: Intensive chemotherapy in children with cancer results in long-term impairment of humoral immunity. Whereas most studies to date focused on children with acute lymphoblastic leu ...

Measles may be a Risk Factor for Malignant Brain T ...

Abstract BACKGROUND: A possible risk factor for brain tumor might be measles since late neurologic sequelae are part of measles pathology. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis a devast ...

Shedding of Rubella Virus in Congenital Rubella Sy ...

Abstract Rubella is usually a mild illness with febrile rash being its main symptom. However serious consequences of rubella can result from an infection during the early stages of pregnanc ...

The epidemiology of measles in Tianjin, China, 200 ...

Abstract Background Measles incidence in China has declined over the last decade and elimination is targeted by 2020. Despite increases in routine immunization services and supplementary immunizatio ...

Case-based surveillance enhanced with measles viru ...

Abstract Background Japan was verified as having achieved measles elimination by the Measles Regional Verification Commission in the Western Pacific Region in March 2015. Verification of measles eli ...

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in Papua New G ...

Abstract INTRODUCTION: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a late rare and usually fatal complication of measles infection. Although a very high incidence of SSPE in Pa ...

The upsurge of SSPE--a reflection of national meas ...

Abstract Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare disorder in the developed world. However, an upsurge has been seen lately in our part of the world owing to inadequate measles& ...

Measles Virus: Identification in the M Protein Pri ...

Abstract Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare lethal disease of children and young adults due to persistence of measles virus (MeV) in the brain, is caused by wild type ( ...

Notes from the field: measles - California, Januar ...

Abstract Measles is a highly contagious, acute viral illness that can lead to severe complications and death. Even patients who experience uncomplicated acute measles have a small risk ...

The role of vaccination coverage, individual behav ...

The role of vaccination coverage individual behaviors and the public health response in the control of measles epidemics: an agent-based simulation for California. Liu F1 Enanoria ...

Cost-effectiveness analysis of routine immunizatio ...

Cost-effectiveness analysis of routine immunization and supplementary immunization activity for measles in a health district of Benin. Kaucley L1 Levy P2.   Abstract BACKGROUND ...

Trends in medical and nonmedical immunization exem ...

Trends in medical and nonmedical immunization exemptions to measles-containing vaccine in Ontario: an annual cross-sectional assessment of students from school years 2002/03 to 2012/13. Wilson S ...

The association between intentional delay of vacci ...

The association between intentional delay of vaccine administration and timely childhood vaccination coverage. Smith PJ1 Humiston SG Parnell T Vannice KS Salmon DA. &nb ...

Monitoring of timely and delayed vaccinations: a n ...

Monitoring of timely and delayed vaccinations: a nation-wide registry-based study of Norwegian children aged < 2 years. Riise ØR1 Laake I2 Bergsaker MA3 N& ...

From current vaccine recommendations to everyday p ...

From current vaccine recommendations to everyday practices: An analysis in five sub-Saharan African countries. Delrieu I1 Gessner BD2 Baril L3 Bahmanyar ER4.   Abstract BACKGRO ...

Interventions aimed at communities to inform and/o ...

Interventions aimed at communities to inform and/or educate about early childhood vaccination. Saeterdal I1 Lewin S Austvoll-Dahlgren A Glenton C Munabi-Babigumira S. Abstract B ...

Parental awareness and coverage of mass measles va ...

Parental awareness and coverage of mass measles vaccination drive 2011: cross-sectional survey in the metropolitan city of Karachi Pakistan. Khowaja AR1 Sheikh S2 Saleem AF2  ...

Measles-induced encephalitis

Measles-induced encephalitis  D.L. Fisher S. Defres T. Solomon DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcu113 177-182 First published online: 27 May 2014 ...

Working to Eliminate Measles around the Globe

Measles is a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The virus can cause serious health complications. About 1 in 4 people in the U.S. who get m ...

Genetic diversity of wild type measles viruses and ...

Introduction Genetic characterization of circulating wild-type measles viruses is critical for achievement of the measles elimination targets set by the Global Vaccine Action Plan in 2012.1 Measles la ...

An outbreak of adult measles by nosocomial transmi ...

An outbreak of adult measles by nosocomial transmission in a high vaccination coverage community. Wang FJ1 Sun XJ2 Wang FL2 Jiang LF2 Xu EP3 Guo JF2. ...

Vaccination Coverage among Children in Kindergarte ...

Vaccination Coverage among Children in Kindergarten — United States 2014–15 School Year Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report August 28 2015 / 64(33) 897904 Best read with tables in htt ...

Risk factors for delay in age appropriate vaccinat ...

Risk factors for delay in ageappropriate vaccinations among Gambian children. Odutola A Afolabi MO Ogundare EO LoweJallow YN Worwui A Okebe J Ota MO. Abstract BACKGROU ...

The causal effect of childhood measles vaccination ...

Abstract Background Because measles vaccination prevents acute measles disease and morbidities secondary to measles such as under nutrition blindness and brain damage the vaccination may also lead t ...

Case based measles surveillance in Pune evidence t ...

BACKGROUND According to WHO estimates 35% of global measles deaths in 2011 occurred in India. In 2013 India committed to a goal of measles elimination by 2020. Laboratory supported case based measle ...

Measles Reemergence in Ceará Northeast Brazil 15 ...

Measles Reemergence in Ceará Northeast Brazil 15 Years after Elimination Robério D. Leite Juliana L.T.M.S. Barreto and Anastácio Q. Sousa Measles was endemic in Brazil ...

The upsurge of SSPE--a reflection of national meas ...

The upsurge of SSPE--a reflection of national measles immunization status in Pakistan. Ibrahim SH1, Amjad N2, Saleem AF2, Chand P2, Rafique A2, Humayun KN2. ...

Implication of health care personnel in measles tr ...

Healthcare personnel (HCP) play an important role in transmission of highly contagious diseases such as measles. Current immunization guidelines in Catalonia include Measles-Mumps-Rubel ...

Age-specific measles mortality during the late 19t ...

  Measles mortality fell prior to the introduction of vaccines or antibiotics. By examining historical mortality reports we sought to determine how much measles mortality was due to epidemiologi ...

Clinical report of serious complications associate ...

Clinical report of serious complications associated with measles pneumonia in children hospitalized at Shengjing hospital, China. Li J1, Zhao Y, Liu Z, Zhang T, Liu C, Liu X. Abstract INTRODUCTION ...

Sub-acute sclerosing pan encephalitis: A clinical ...

Abstract INTRODUCTION Su- acute sclerosing pan encephalitis (SSPE) is a rare chronic progressive encephalitis affecting primarily children and young adults caused by a persistent infection of immun ...

Sub-acute sclerosing pan encephalitis: A clinical ...

Abstract INTRODUCTION Su- acute sclerosing pan encephalitis (SSPE) is a rare chronic progressive encephalitis affecting primarily children and young adults caused by a persistent infection of immun ...

Systemic Comorbidity in Children with Cataracts in ...

Abstract Background. Congenital and developmental cataracts are leading causes of childhood blindness and severe visual impairment. They may be associated with systemic diseases including congenital ...

[Positive impact on the expanded program on immuni ...

Abstract The impact of a Computerized Immunization Register (CIR) on Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) with sending SMS to parents before immunization sessions has never been studied in sub-Saha ...

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis resembling Ras ...

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis resembling Rasmussens  encephalitis on magnetic resonance imaging. Abstract Sub-acute sclerosing pan encephalit ...

Risk factors for delay in age-appropriate vaccinat ...

BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Aug 2815346. doi 10.1186/s12913-015-1015-9. Risk factors for delay in age-appropriate vaccinations among Gambian children. ...

The re-emergency and persistence of vaccine preven ...

Vaccination is still the most successful method to prevent infectious diseases. The best achievement of immunization programs are the induction of long-term protection against life-threatening co ...

Economic Costs of Measles Outbreak in the Netherla ...

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Nov;21(11):2067-9. doi: 10.3201/eid2111.150410. Economic Costs of Measles Outbreak in the Netherlands 2013-2014. Suijkerbuijk AW Woudenberg T Hahn&eac ...

Measles Rises Again: The Science and Policy of a ...

By 2000, measles was all but eliminated in the United States. But as the severity of the disease became a more distant memory an increasing number of parents have been opting not to vaccinate their ki ...

Missed Opportunities for Measles Mumps and Rubella ...

Missed opportunities for vaccinations do exist and can greatly contribute to accumulation of susceptibles and major measles outbreaks. This study describes missed opportunities as a factor in measles ...

Modeling the Impact of Alternative Immunization St ...

The impact of immunization policies can be measured using a new modelling that considers variables at Micro and Macro levels. A very informative study on impact of the different vaccination policies a ...

Measles outbreak in a poorly vaccinated region in ...

Measles outbreak in a poorly vaccinated region in Cameroon: a case series study public health challenges and recommendations  Tsi Njim12 Leopold Ndemnge Aminde34 Fambombi Vitalis Feteh25 Joel M ...

Detection of Measles Virus RNA in Air and Surface ...

Journal of Infectious Diseasesjid.oxfordjournals.org J Infect Dis. (2015) doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv465 First published online: September 19 2015 Detection of Measles Virus RNA in Air and Surface Speci ...

The effect of immunization on measles incidence in ...

Measles elimination requires continuous effort to maintan high vaccination coverage in susceptible popoulation. Best Read.AMINA.ABSTRACTThe effect of immunization on measles incidence in t ...

Global eradication of measles an epidemiologic and ...

With polio eardication in the horizon, measles eradication/elimination is very probable. Good ReadingAMINA Abstract J Infect Dis. 2011 Jul204 Suppl 1S98-106. doi 10.1093/infdis/jir096. Glo ...

Health economics of rubella a systematic review to ...

Health economics of rubella a systematic review to assess the value of rubella vaccination. Babigumira JB1 Morgan I Levin A.   Abstract BACKGROUND Most ...

Rubella vaccination of unknowingly pregnant women ...

Good Reading,AMINARubella vaccination of unknowingly pregnant women during mass campaigns for rubella and congenital rubella syndrome elimination the Americas 2001-2008. ...

Isolation and genetic characterization of enterovi ...

Good readingAMINABiomed Rep. 2015 May3(3)375-378. Epub 2015 Mar 5. Isolation and genetic characterization of enterovirus in patients with febrile rash illness. Ni Z1 Xiang F1 Huan ...

Immunogenicity and safety of early vaccination wit ...

Good ReadingAMINABMJ Open. 2015 Sep 115(9)e007202. doi 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007202. Immunogenicity and safety of early vaccination with two doses of a combined measles-mumps-rubella-var ...