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Advances in the design and development of oncolytic measles viruses. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
A successful oncolytic virus is one that selectively propagates and destroys cancerous tissue without causing excessive damage to the normal surrounding tissue. Oncolytic measles virus (MV) is one such virus that exhibits this characteristic and thus has
Hutzen, Brian   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Measles Outbreak — Minnesota April–May 2017

open access: yesMMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2017
On April 10, 2017, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) was notified about a suspected measles case. The patient was a hospitalized child aged 25 months who was evaluated for fever and rash, with onset on April 8.
V. Hall   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Global emergency medicine: A scoping review of the literature from 2023

open access: yesAcademic Emergency Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The Global Emergency Medicine Literature Review (GEMLR) highlights the highest‐quality research addressing emergency care in resource‐limited settings (ECRLS). This 18th edition reviews global emergency medicine (GEM) literature published during 2023.
Braden J. Hexom   +76 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is it or is it not? Lessons learned from a case of suspected vaccine strain measles

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2020
Objective: Measles continues to be a threat to Australia. While post‐eradication risks are low, imported measles cases from overseas travellers who are non‐immune can cause small outbreaks.
Heidi Lord   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Regional Vaccination Heterogeneity on Measles Outbreaks with France as a Case Study [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2014
The rubeola virus, commonly known as measles, is one of the major causes of vaccine-preventable deaths among children worldwide. This is the case despite the fact that an effective vaccine is widely available. Even in developed countries elimination efforts have fallen short as seen by recent outbreaks in Europe, which had over 30,000 cases reported in
arxiv  

Estimation of the basic reproduction number of measles during an outbreak in a partially vaccinated population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
From March to July 1996 a measles outbreak occurred in northern Luxembourg with 110 reported cases centered around two primary schools (85 cases) and the surrounding community (25 cases). Eighty four suspected cases were confirmed serologically.
Mossong, Joël, Muller, C. P.
core   +2 more sources

Measles: a disease often forgotten but not gone.

open access: yesHong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi, 2018
Measles (rubeola) is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable disease caused by the measles virus-a virus of the Paramyxoviridae family. The illness typically begins with fever, runny nose, cough, and pathognomonic enanthem (Koplik spots) followed by a ...
A. Leung, K. Hon, K. Leong, C. Sergi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Public health responses during measles outbreaks in elimination settings: Strategies and challenges

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018
In late September 2016, the Americas became the first region in the world to have eliminated endemic transmission of measles virus. Several other countries have also verified measles elimination, and countries in all six World Health Organization regions
Paul A. Gastañaduy   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Identification of Genetic Variants Causing Paediatric Cataract in Myanmar

open access: yesClinical Genetics, EarlyView.
Up to 60% of children with cataract in Myanmar have a causative variant in a known cataract gene. This is a similar rate to other populations screened to date, but highlights that there are more cataract genes left to identify. ABSTRACT Genetic testing for paediatric cataract detects a cause in 50%–70% of affected children but is as low as 20% in some ...
Johanna L. Jones   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

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