Measles virus infection diminishes preexisting antibodies that offer protection from other pathogens
Science, 2019 The toll of measles on the immune system Many of the deaths attributable to measles virus are caused by secondary infections because the virus infects and functionally impairs immune cells.
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 The persistence of specific IgG after measles infection and after measles vaccination has not been sufficiently investigated. Current evidence suggests that immunity after the disease is life-long, whereas the response after two doses of measles ...
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Seroepidemiology of measles in Addis Ababa Ethiopia: implications for control through vaccination [PDF]
, 2003 We undertook a representative survey of measles antibodies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1994, to characterize immunity and transmission. Specific-antibody levels (IU/l) were determined by ELISA for 4654 sera from individuals aged 0–49 years (1805
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Vaccination strategies for measles control and elimination: time to strengthen local initiatives
BMC Medicine, 2021 Background Through a combination of strong routine immunization (RI), strategic supplemental immunization activities (SIA) and robust surveillance, numerous countries have been able to approach or achieve measles elimination.
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Micromorphological changes in MDCK cells infected with measles virus [PDF]
, 1968 There are many electron microscopic observations of the cells infected with measles virus (1-6), and all of them appear to be concerned mainly with observation on the inclusion bodies and not any seems to have described the morphology of mature virus ...
Tawara, Jutaro
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Measles virus and rinderpest virus divergence dated to the rise of large cities
Science, 2020 Older origins of measles virus Animal domestication by humans is thought to have given many pathogens an opportunity to invade a new host, and measles is one example of this. However, there is controversy about when measles emerged in humans, because the
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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.
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Consequences of Undervaccination - Measles Outbreak, New York City, 2018-2019.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 BACKGROUND Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, but the risk of outbreaks owing to international importations remains. An outbreak of measles in New York City began when one unvaccinated child returned home from Israel with ...
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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 ...
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Evaluation of a measles vaccine campaign by oral-fluid surveys in a rural Kenyan district: interpretation of antibody prevalence data using mixture models [PDF]
, 2009 We evaluated the effectiveness of a measles vaccine campaign in rural Kenya, based on oral-fluid surveys and mixture-modelling analysis. Specimens were collected from 886 children aged 9 months to 14 years pre-campaign and from a comparison sample of 598
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