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Measles in Italy: Viral strains and crossing borders

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
In 2017, Italy experienced one of the largest outbreaks of measles in recent years, with 5404 notified cases and 4347 confirmed cases. A further 2029 cases were notified during the first 6 months of 2018, and 1516 of them were laboratory-confirmed.
Fabio Magurano, Melissa Baggieri, Francesca Mazzilli, Paola Bucci, Antonella Marchi, Loredana Nicoletti   +5 more
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Persistent high plasma levels of sCD163 and sCD14 in adult patients with measles virus infection [PDF]

, 2018
Background and aims: Measles is an infectious disease that represents a serious public health problem worldwide, being associated with increased susceptibility to secondary infections, especially in the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. The aim of
Borgo, Cosmo Del, Iannetta, Marco, Kertusha, Blerta, Lichtner, Miriam, Marocco, Raffaella, Mascia, Claudia, Mastroianni, Claudio Maria, Pozzetto, Irene, Savinelli, Stefano, Tieghi, Tiziana, Vita, Serena, Vullo, Vincenzo   +11 more
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Estimates of measles case fatality ratios: a comprehensive review of community-based studies. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Global deaths from measles have decreased notably in past decades, due to both increases in immunization rates and decreases in measles case fatality ratios (CFRs).
Aaby, Aaby, Aaby, Aaby, Bhatia, Bhuiya, Bosu, Burstr  m, Burstr  m, Byass, Chand, CHEN, Cherian, Chin, Cisse, D'Souza, DHANOA, Dollimore, F. J Luquero, Fauveau, FRANCISCO, Grais, Hentz, Hull, Hull, Ibrahim, L. J Wolfson, Lamb, M. E Birmingham, Malfait, Martins, Marufu, Miller, Murray, NARAIN, Ndikuyeze, Oum, P. M Strebel, Pison, R. F Grais, Ratho, Ray, Rice, Risbud, Samb, Shahid, Sharma, Singh, Singh, Sniadack, Thakur, Uzicanin, Wolfson, Yamaguchi   +53 more
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Following in the footsteps of smallpox: can we achieve the global eradication of measles? [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Although an effective measles vaccine has been available for almost 40 years, in 2000 there were about 30 million measles infections worldwide and 777,000 measles-related deaths.
Morgan, Oliver WC
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Analysis, Simulation and Control of a New Measles Epidemic Model [PDF]

, 2019
In this paper the problem of modeling and controlling the measles epidemic spread is faced. A new model is proposed and analysed; besides the categories usually considered in measles modeling, the susceptible, the exposed, the infected, the removed and,
DI GIAMBERARDINO, Paolo, Iacoviello, Daniela   +1 more
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Mandatory vaccinations in European countries, undocumented information, false news and the impact on vaccination uptake: the position of the Italian pediatric society. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: High rates of vaccination coverage are important in preventing infectious diseases. Enforcing mandatory vaccinations is one of the strategies that some Countries adopted to protect the community when vaccination coverage is not satisfactory ...
Bozzola E, Bozzola M, Corsello G, Russo R, Spina G, Villani A   +5 more
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Perspective on Global Measles Epidemiology and Control and the Role of Novel Vaccination Strategies

Viruses, 2017
Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine preventable disease. Measles results in a systemic illness which causes profound immunosuppression often leading to severe complications.
Melissa M. Coughlin, Andrew S. Beck, Bettina Bankamp, Paul A. Rota   +3 more
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Geographical and time trends of measles incidence and measles vaccination coverage and their correlation in Nigeria

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022
Nigeria has one of the highest measles burdens in the world. While measles-containing vaccine is proven to be effective in reducing measles cases, empirical studies on the correlation between measles incidence and measles vaccine coverage in Nigeria has ...
Ryoko Sato, Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde, Koeloengan Clement Daam, Bola Lawal   +3 more
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Measles in a measles-eliminated country: A case report of a measles-infected postpartum mother and infant in Japan

IDCases, 2021
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, Ryota Hase, Nozomu Oshima, Hiroyuki Ikeda   +3 more
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High-Affinity DARPin Allows Targeting of MeV to Glioblastoma Multiforme in Combination with Protease Targeting without Loss of Potency

Molecular Therapy: Oncolytics, 2019
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, Vivian Koch, Ulrich M. Lauer, Michael D. Mühlebach   +3 more
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