Viruses are responsible for a variety of diseases in humans as well as animals of economic
importance. Although consumption of virus‐contaminated water and food is known to result …

Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Epidemiology Page 1 Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
Epidemiology Authors Jennifer L. Kelsey, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Epidemiology …

During the 2003-04 influenza season, influenza A (H1), A (H3N2), and B viruses co-
circulated worldwide, and influenza A (H3N2) viruses predominated. Several Asian …

From October 1988 to April 1989, a large mumps outbreak occurred in Douglas County,
Kansas. Of the 269 cases, 208 (77.3%) occurred among primary and secondary school …

One hundred and fifty women with common malignant epithelial tumors of the ovary (cases)
and 250 comparison women hospitalized for various orthopedic conditions were interviewed …

With widespread use of the live virus vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella, there has
been a dramatic decrease in the incidence of all three diseases. At the same time, an …

The full spectrum of mumps in Southern Alberta was studied over the years 1980–1982. In
the community, a random sample of 3,497 children was tested for prevalence of immunity to …

• Applying benefit-cost analysis, we determined the savings in morbidity, mortality, and costs
of mumps vaccination in the United States. Using reported mumps incidence rates in a …

Migration from an area where MS is common to an area where it is rare (and vice versa)
affects the risk of MS, provided migration occurs in childhood. A childhood infection might …

The geographic distribution of multiple sclerosis (MS) may relate to the age of inital
exposure and degree of sensitization to common viruses or bacteria which have proteins …