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Japan has maintained measles elimination status since 2015. However, sporadic outbreaks of measles have been continuously reported. Here, we report a case of a measles-infected postpartum mother and infant in Japan.
Haruki Mito+3 more
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Background Resurgence or outbreak of measles recently occurred in both developed and developing countries despite long-standing widespread use of measles vaccine. Measles incidence in China has increased since 2002, particularly in infants and in persons
Wu Qiaozhen+5 more
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Controlling measles using supplemental immunization activities: A mathematical model to inform optimal policy [PDF]
BackgroundThe Measles & Rubella Initiative, a broad consortium of global health agencies, has provided support to measles-burdened countries, focusing on sustaining high coverage of routine immunization of children and supplementing it with a second dose
Gauvreau, Cindy L.+5 more
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Measles and the canonical path to elimination
The path to elimination Measles is highly infectious and can be dangerous. The classic 1968 vaccine is highly effective, and it should be possible to eliminate measles. Graham et al.
M. Graham+7 more
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Shots at school? Public attitudes about vaccination services in school‐based health centers
Abstract Vaccination rates have dropped across the United States. Vaccination hesitancy plays a major role in this development, but access barriers are also a contributing factor. Access barriers are particularly prevalent among marginalized populations.
Simon F. Haeder
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Objective: To determine the status of vaccination among confirmed measles cases and to determine the association of vaccination status with the occurrence of measles infection.
Ammarah Jamal+2 more
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Measles causes a transient immune suppression, leading to increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections. In experimentally infected non-human primates (NHPs) measles virus (MV) infects and depletes pre-existing memory lymphocytes, causing immune ...
B. Laksono+13 more
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Measles virus (MeV) is naturally cytolytic by extensive cell-to-cell fusion. Vaccine-derived MeV is toxic for cancer cells and is clinically tested as oncolytic virus.
Jan R.H. Hanauer+3 more
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No long-term excess mortality after measles infection : a community study from Senegal [PDF]
Because measles immunization has been found in all studies to reduce mortality with more than the share of deaths attributed to acute measles, the authors examined mortality after measles infection in a study in a rural area of Senegal that included 6924
Aaby, Peter+3 more
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Imperative for a health‐centred focus on climate change in radiology
Summary Climate change negatively impacts individual and population‐level health through multiple pathways, including poor air quality, extreme heat and changes in infectious disease. These health effects will lead to higher health system and medical imaging utilisation.
Omar Taboun+2 more
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