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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

open access: yesBMC 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunization strategies targeting newly arrived migrants in Non-EU countries of the mediterranean basin and black sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: The World Health Organization recommends that host countries ensure appropriate vaccinations to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. However, information on vaccination strategies targeting migrants in host countries is limited. Methods: In
Declich, Silvia   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Measles Resurgence in Europe: Migrants and Travellers are not the Main Drivers

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Is it or is it not? Lessons learned from a case of suspected vaccine strain measles

open access: yesAustralian 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mathematical models for vaccination, waning immunity and immune system boosting: a general framework [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
When the body gets infected by a pathogen or receives a vaccine dose, the immune system develops pathogen-specific immunity. Induced immunity decays in time and years after recovery/vaccination the host might become susceptible again.
Barbarossa, Maria Vittoria   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Knowledge and associated factors of healthcare workers on measles vaccine and cold chain management at health institutions in Gondar, Ethiopia

open access: yesAsian 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   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measles in Italy: Viral strains and crossing borders. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
Baggieri M   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Post Vaccine Rubella During a Measles Outbreak: Clinical Case

open access: yesActa Médica Portuguesa, 2021
Rubella is a vaccine preventable infection, and congenital rubella the most feared complication of this disease. Although young adult women are at greatest risk of post-vaccine rubella, this is also the group who potentially benefits the most from ...
Luísa Graça   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES ON RE-EMERGENCE OF MEASLES IN GALATI COUNTY [PDF]

open access: yesRomanian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
The current re-emergence of measles is a serious worldwide public health problem, favored by the decrease in vaccine coverage. Romania is noted for the highest number of illnesses and deaths in the European Union.
Manuela Arbune   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monitoring the quality of domestic measles prevention vaccines

open access: yesЭпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2021
Relevance. The need to increase vaccination coverage in order to eliminate measles in Russia and increase public confidence in vaccination requires constant monitoring of the quality of vaccines used for measles prevention. Aim.
A. S. Binyatova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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