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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016 Measles is an infectious disease in humans caused by the measles virus (MeV). Before the introduction of an effective measles vaccine, virtually everyone experienced measles during childhood. Symptoms of measles include fever and maculopapular skin rash accompanied by cough, coryza and/or conjunctivitis.
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New England Journal of MedicineThis JAMA Insights discusses transmission, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of measles and emphasizes the importance of vaccination to protect those at highest risk for complications from measles, including young children and pregnant individuals.
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Lancet, The, 2012 Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by measles virus and is one of the most devastating infectious diseases of man--measles was responsible for millions of deaths annually worldwide before the introduction of the measles vaccines. Remarkable progress in reducing the number of people dying from measles has been made through measles vaccination,
William Moss, Diane Griffin
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Measles Cases and Outbreaks [PDF]
Measles cases in 2024As of January 25, 2024, a total of 9 measles cases were reported by 4 jurisdictions: Georgia, Missouri, New Jersey, and ...
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Measles and Measles Vaccine in Japan [PDF]
Pediatrics International, 1988 Before the introduction of measles vaccine in 1971, measles was a common and well-recognized disease in Japanese children. Seroepidemiological studies conducted before the general use of the vaccine disclosed that measles epidemics differed from community to community; in rural areas, epidemics appeared at intervals of several years with the ...
ISOMURA, SHIN
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 To the Editor: Strebel and Orenstein (July 25 issue)(1) discuss several complications of measles infection, including subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The frequency of this complication is often, and perhaps inevitably, underestimated as a result of inadequate diagnosis and reporting.(2) Previous reports calculated a risk of 1 per 25,000 to 45,000 ...
Oncel, İBRAHİM HALİL +2 more
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Measles or Not Measles? That is the Question! [PDF]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2020 Abstract We present a diagnostically challenging case of a patient who presented with fever and rash during a measles outbreak. The diagnosis was complicated by the interpretation of the results of serological tests, which resulted in implementation of major preventive measures in the hospital.
Ibraheim, Marina Kristy +4 more
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Progress Toward Measles Elimination — Worldwide, 2000–2022
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2023 Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease that requires high population immunity for transmission to be interrupted. All six World Health Organization regions have committed to eliminating measles; however, no region has achieved and ...
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Influenza A viruses infect a range of host species, including a large variety of mammals and more than a hundred species of birds. A total of 95 avian fecal samples were collected from penguin colonies in the South Shetland Islands, close to the ...
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Viruses, 2022 Worldwide, infections by influenza viruses are considered a major public health challenge. In this study, influenza B vaccine mismatches and clinical aspects of Victoria and Yamagata infections in Brazil were assessed.
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