Measles cases rise around the globe

MJ Friedrich - JAMA, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Despite the gains—a drop in measles deaths from more than 500 000 to fewer than 110 000
and an 83% decline in the annual incidence of measles since the turn of the century …

Protecting Young Infants From Measles

HQ McLean, WA Orenstein - Pediatrics, 2019 - publications.aap.org
In this issue of Pediatrics by Science et al, 1 measles antibody levels were assessed in a
cross-sectional sample of infants in Ontario, Canada, where endemic measles transmission …

Notes from the field: false-positive measles test-maine, february 2012.

Centers for Disease Control and … - MMWR: Morbidity & …, 2012 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract On February 7, 2012, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention was
notified of suspected measles infection in an unvaccinated woman aged 57 years. The …

Is vaccination approaching a dangerous tipping point?

P Marks, R Califf - JAMA, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Vaccination is one of the most highly effective public health interventions, responsible for
saving millions of lives each year. In the US, authorized or approved preventive vaccines …

US measles outbreak concentrated among unvaccinated children.

R Nelson - The Lancet. Infectious Diseases, 2019 - europepmc.org
As 2019 begins, a measles outbreak has been reported in Washington state, and the
number of cases has been steadily increasing. As of Feb 11, there have been 54 confirmed …

[HTML][HTML] National update on measles cases and outbreaks—United States, January 1–October 1, 2019

M Patel - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2019 - cdc.gov
During January–September 2019, 1,249 US measles cases were reported, the highest
annual number since 1992. Eighty-nine percent of measles patients were unvaccinated or …

Poor uptake of MMR vaccine 1-year post-measles outbreak: New York City and Israel

M Paret, R Trillo, J Lighter, I Youngster… - Journal of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background In 2018-2019, large outbreaks of measles occurred in Israel and in
New York City, driven in part by travel of unimmunized children between the 2 communities …

[HTML][HTML] Measles—United States, January 1–August 24, 2013

G Wallace, S Redd, J Rota, P Rota… - Morbidity and Mortality …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Measles is a highly contagious, acute viral illness that can lead to complications and death.
Although measles elimination (ie, interruption of continuous transmission lasting≥ 12 …

Factors associated with measles transmission in the United States during the postelimination era

PA Gastañaduy, S Funk, BA Lopman, PA Rota… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Measles cases and outbreaks continue to occur in the United States after the
introduction of measles from endemic settings. Objective To discern the factors associated …

Measles outbreak as a catalyst for stricter vaccine exemption legislation

YT Yang, L Barraza, K Weidenaar - JaMa, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Following a multistate measles outbreak that began in Disneyland, California legislators
responded to the outbreak by passing legislation repealing exemptions for philosophical …