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Predictors for low coverage of uptake of second dose of measles vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background Measles became a public health important disease in sub-Saharan Africa. World Health Organization recommended measles-containing vaccine dose 2 (MCV2) through routine service delivery.
Tamirat Melis +5 more
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Cross-sectional Survey on Parental Perception and Attitude on Measles Vaccine: Low Hospital Measles Case Presentation in Rural Area in Enugu, Nigeria [PDF]
Introduction: The incidence of measles has spiked in recent times despite the efforts to its eradication using a highly effective measles vaccine. Vaccine coverage and underreporting of cases are the major challenges to this effort.
Chukwuemeka Chijoke Nwangwu +2 more
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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 +3 more
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Measles is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by the measles virus. It is highly infectious and easy to occur in children. It causes many serious complications such as tracheitis, otitis media and pneumonia. Since the promotion of the measles
SHEN Jinhua +4 more
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To target oncolytic measles viruses (MV) to tumors, we exploit the binding specificity of designed ankyrin repeat proteins (DARPins). These DARPin-MVs have high tumor selectivity while maintaining excellent oncolytic potency.
Jan RH Hanauer +15 more
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Safety of measles-containing vaccines in post-marketing surveillance in Anhui, China. [PDF]
The safety of measles vaccination is of great interest and importance to public health practice and the general society. We have analyzed the adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) of currently used measles-containing vaccines (including live ...
Fan-Ya Meng +7 more
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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]
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
E. O. OHUMA +13 more
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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 +3 more
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A randomized trial of a standard dose of Edmonston-Zagreb measles vaccine given at 4.5 months of age: effect on total hospital admissions. [PDF]
Observational studies and trials from low-income countries indicate that measles vaccine has beneficial nonspecific effects, protecting against non-measles-related mortality.
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Measles remains an important cause of child morbidity and mortality worldwide despite the availability of a safe and efficacious vaccine. The current measles virus (MeV) vaccine was developed empirically by attenuation of wild-type (WT) MeV by in vitro passage in human and chicken cells and licensed in 1963.
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