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Measles vaccination of special risk groups

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Measles is an important vaccine preventable disease with significant morbidity and mortality. Although measles vaccine is a safe and effective vaccine available worldwide for more than 50 years, still immunization efforts have not successfully reached ...
Vassiliki Papaevangelou
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Reliability of medical students' vaccination histories for immunisable diseases [PDF]

, 2008
Background Medical students come into contact with infectious diseases early on their career. Immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases is therefore vital for both medical students and the patients with whom they come into contact.
René Gottschalk, Allwinn Regina, Allwinn, Regina, Gottschalk, René, Sabine Wicker, Regina Allwinn, Rabenau, Holger, Holger F Rabenau, Gottschalk René, Rabenau Holger F, Wicker, Sabine, Wicker Sabine   +11 more
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Evaluation of nationwide supplementary immunization in Lao People's Democratic Republic: Population-based seroprevalence survey of anti-measles and anti-rubella IgG in children and adults, mathematical modelling and a stability testing of the vaccine.

PLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundMeasles outbreaks have occurred in some countries despite supplementary immunization activities (SIA) using measles-containing vaccine with high vaccination coverage.
Masahiko Hachiya, Shinsuke Miyano, Yoshio Mori, Emilia Vynnycky, Phath Keungsaneth, Phengta Vongphrachanh, Anonh Xeuatvongsa, Thongchanh Sisouk, Vilasak Som-Oulay, Bouaphan Khamphaphongphane, Bounthanom Sengkeopaseuth, Chansay Pathammavong, Kongxay Phounphenghak, Tomomi Kitamura, Makoto Takeda, Katsuhiro Komase   +15 more
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Evaluating effective measles vaccine coverage in the Malaysian population accounting for between-dose correlation and vaccine efficacy

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Malaysia introduced the two dose measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in 2004 as part of its measles elimination strategy. However, despite high historical coverage of MCV1 and MCV2, Malaysia continues to report high measles incidence.
Shurendar Selva Kumar, Anna-Maria Hartner, Arunah Chandran, Katy A. M. Gaythorpe, Xiang Li   +4 more
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Laboratory diagnosis of vaccine-associated measles in Zhejiang Province, China

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2017
Background/Purpose: Along with the improving vaccine coverage, suspected vaccine-associated measles has been reported in Zhejiang Province, China. In order to maintain the accuracy of the measles surveillance system, it is critical to discriminate ...
Chang-Ping Xu, Min-Hong Li, Han-Qing He, Yi-Yu Lu, Yan Feng   +4 more
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Is it or is it not? Lessons learned from a case of suspected vaccine strain measles

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2020
Objective: Measles continues to be a threat to Australia. While post‐eradication risks are low, imported measles cases from overseas travellers who are non‐immune can cause small outbreaks.
Heidi Lord, Jen Kok, Stephanie Fletcher, Kate Alexander   +3 more
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Measles vaccination coverage, determinants of delayed vaccination and reasons for non-vaccination among children aged 24–35 months in Zhejiang province, China

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background This study was aimed to assess the coverage of two doses of measles vaccine and identify the determinants of the delayed vaccination. Methods A cluster survey among 1386 children aged 24–35 months was conducted.
Yu Hu, Ying Wang, Yaping Chen, Hui Liang, Zhiping Chen   +4 more
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Knowledge and associated factors of healthcare workers on measles vaccine and cold chain management at health institutions in Gondar, Ethiopia

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2023
Objective: To assess the knowledge of healthcare workers on the measles vaccine and its cold chain management. Method: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 1 to March 30, 2022 in Gondar City Administration public ...
Aschalew Gelaw, Yeshambel Belyhun, Yitayih Wondimeneh, Mehretie Kokeb, Mulat Dagnew, Azanaw Amare, Mesert Mulu, Martha Alemayehu, Baye Gelaw   +8 more
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Measles Resurgence in Europe: Migrants and Travellers are not the Main Drivers

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2019
Measles is a highly transmissible viral infection that may lead to serious illness, lifelong complications, and death. As there is no animal reservoir for measles, measles resurgence is due to human movement of viremic persons.
Wei-Yee Leong, Annika Beate Wilder-Smith
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Factors associated with uptake of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) and use of single antigen vaccines in a contemporary UK cohort: prospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2008
Objectives To estimate uptake of the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) and single antigen vaccines and explore factors associated with uptake and reasons for not using MMR.Design Nationally representative cohort study.Setting Children ...
Law, C, Pearce, Anna, Elliman, David, Law, Catherine, Bedford, Helen, Bedford, H, Pearce, A, Millennium Cohort Study Child Hlth, Cole, Tim J., Elliman, D, Cole, TJ   +10 more
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