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Measles and Measles Vaccine in Japan

open access: yesPediatrics 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 ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis of the Brainstem as a Clinical Entity. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare progressive neurological disorder of early adolescence caused by persistent infection of the measles virus, which remains prevalent worldwide despite an effective vaccine. SSPE is a devastating disease
Ciacci, Joseph D   +3 more
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Varicella pneumonia associated with incomplete vaccination in a patient with trisomy 21: A case report

open access: yesJournal of General and Family Medicine, EarlyView.
This case report describes a 24‐year‐old woman with trisomy 21 and an incomplete childhood vaccination history who developed severe disseminated varicella and varicella pneumonia. Chest CT on admission day 3 revealed scattered small nodules in both lung fields, characteristic of varicella pneumonia.
Satoshi Inaba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Hajj 2019 Vaccine Requirements and Possible New Challenges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Each year millions of pilgrims perform the annual Hajj from more than 180 countries around the world. This is one of the largest mass gathering events and may result in the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Memish, Ziad A.
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Clinical progress note: Varicella Zoster

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Varicella Zoster virus (VZV) is the etiologic agent responsible for varicella and herpes zoster (shingles). Nonimmune children and adults acutely infected with VZV typically experience a vesicular and pruritic rash that progresses from the face and trunk and generalizes to the extremities, accompanied by an oral enanthem along with symptoms of
Sirey Zhang, Adam L. Hersh, T. W. Jones
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccination in emergencies. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) are the main actors of vaccine delivery during complex humanitarian emergencies such as large population displacements.
Paquet, C
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Clinical progress note: Rubella

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Rates of rubella infection and congenital rubella syndrome decreased significantly since the introduction of the rubella vaccine in 1969. Endemic rubella was declared eliminated in the United States in 2004, and since 2012, all rubella cases in the United States have been associated with infections acquired abroad.
Adam E. Gailani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic tools for post-elimination measles molecular epidemiology using Canadian surveillance data from 2018–2020

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionMeasles is caused by the highly infectious measles virus, MeV, for which there is an effective vaccine. Monitoring of progress of measles elimination requires enhanced surveillance and tracking of MeV strains, including documenting the ...
Joanne Hiebert   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bee products as alternatives in the treatment of viral infections

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Medicines used in the treatment of viral infections usually reduce symptoms. There is a need to develop drugs that inhibit the viruses and do not merely relieve the symptoms. Natural bee products possess many pharmacological properties and are widely used in folk medicine. There are many studies on the antibacterial effects of bee products but
Michał Otręba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

PROBLEMS TOWARDS MEASLES ELIMINATION IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION

open access: yesЖурнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2016
Introduction of live measles vaccines into daily practice resulted in a pronounced reduction of measles morbidity in many countries, that allowed WHO to develop the measles eradication program.
VA. .. Aieshkin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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