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Predicting and comparing long-term measles antibody profiles of different immunization policies

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2001
OBJECTIVE: Measles outbreaks are infrequent and localized in areas with high coverage of measles vaccine. The need is to assess long-term effectiveness of coverage. Since 1991, no measles epidemic affecting the whole island has occurred in Taiwan, China.
Lee Min-Shi, Nokes D. James
doaj  

Epidemiology of measles in Oromia region, Ethiopia, 2007-2016

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: measles is the leading vaccine preventable childhood disease designated for elimination by WHO. More than 20 million people are affected by measles each year, particularly in Africa and Asia.
Mulugeta Asefa Gutu, Alemayehu Bekele, Yimer Seid, Abyot Bekele Woyessa   +3 more
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Ultraviolet‐C light for prevention of airborne infection: A baseline analysis of web‐based public information

Photochemistry and Photobiology, EarlyView.
This study assesses whether online public information about UVC for airborne infection prevention is clear and actionable. Using the CDC's Clear Communication Index, we found that most health organization websites did not fully achieve basic communication standards.
Kathleen McPhaul, Young Yun, Donald K. Milton, Cynthia Baur   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ANTIBODY RESPONSE AMONG SEROPOSITIVE INDIVIDUALS AFTER MEASLES VACCINATION

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2004
Background: Measles is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality worldwide. A live-attenuated vaccine controls measles infection in industrialized countries, and measles has been targeted by the WHO for global eradication following the ...
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Health and Survival Impacts of Early Childhood Development Programmes: The Case of the Happy Child Programme in Brazil

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper adds to the growing evidence on the impacts of early childhood development (ECD) programming by examining one of the world's largest home visitation programmes, the Happy Child Programme in Brazil, and its impacts on child vaccination and preventable death rates.
Raquel Tebaldi, Franziska Gassmann, Bruno Martorano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons for Immunisation Policy and Practice From the Deadly Measles Resurgence in Bangladesh

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bangladesh is experiencing one of the deadliest outbreaks of measles in 2026, with at least 472 suspected child deaths and over 67,079 suspected cases as of 27 May 2026. It has happened primarily following a fall in measles vaccination coverage in 2025, largely due to the cancellation of a planned 2024 Measles–Rubella vaccination Campaign and ...
Md Masudul Haque, Juma Rahman, Shaira Hassan, Imdadul Haque Talukdar, Mohammad Zahirul Islam, Kazi Mizanur Rahman, Janine Paynter   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparison of Vaccination Policies and Immunity Assessment for Measles Control: Insights from the United States and Japan

Viruses
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease and remains a global health challenge despite the availability of effective vaccines. Although many regions have successfully eliminated measles, outbreaks continue to occur owing to vaccine hesitancy ...
Naruhito Otani, Toshiomi Okuno, Toshie Tsuchida, Kaori Ishikawa, Kaoru Ichiki, Takashi Ueda, Satoshi Higasa, Kazuhiko Nakajima   +7 more
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Impact of delayed blood donation sample processing and testing on SARS‐CoV‐2 serological assay results in an evolving pandemic response

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The two largest US blood collection organizations led a multiphased, multicenter nationwide SARS‐CoV‐2 blood donor‐based serosurveillance program. The potential impact of delayed sample processing and prolonged refrigerated or frozen storage on anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody detection was investigated.
Marion C. Lanteri, Valerie Green, Hasan Sulaeman, Mars Stone, James Haynes, Clara Di Germanio, Sakina Smith, Patricia G. Villaflor, Jamel Groves, Phillip C. Williamson, Susan L. Stramer, Melissa M. Coughlin, Jefferson M. Jones, Eduard Grebe, Michael P. Busch, Paula Saa   +15 more
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Stillbirth, Neonatal, and Child Mortality in Bangladesh: Progress and Persistent Public Health Challenges

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Bangladesh made substantial gains in child survival over two decades, with the under‐five mortality rate falling from 94 to 30 per 1000 live births between 2000 and 2020. Recent data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, however, point to a troubling reversal.
Md. Siddikur Rahman, Md. Abu Bokkor Shiddik   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measles Vaccine Failure

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 1991
Suleimania Children's Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was the site of a on-year study, started June 1987, which was designed to investigate measles vaccine failure. The first part of the study consisted of 336 patients with measles. Diagnosis was established on clinical grounds and confirmed by fluorescent IgM analysis. Those patients 9 months and older,
A, Abanamy, M, Khalil, H, Salman, M, Abdulazeem   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources