Updates on measles incidence and eradication: emphasis on the immunological aspects of measles infection

AA Rabaan, AA Mutair, S Alhumaid, M Garout… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Measles is an RNA virus infectious disease mainly seen in children. Despite the availability
of an effective vaccine against measles, it remains a health issue in children. Although it is a …

A highly efficacious live attenuated mumps virus–based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate expressing a six-proline stabilized prefusion spike

Y Zhang, M Lu, KC Mahesh, E Kim… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
With the rapid increase in SARS-CoV-2 cases in children, a safe and effective vaccine for
this population is urgently needed. The MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) vaccine has been …

Three SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants delivered intranasally by measles and mumps vaccines are broadly protective

Y Zhang, M Chamblee, J Xu, P Qu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
As the new SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants and subvariants emerge, there is an urgency to
develop intranasal, broadly protective vaccines. Here, we developed highly efficacious …

A review of safety and immunogenicity of a novel measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine

N Shah, A Ghosh, K Kumar, T Dutta… - Human Vaccines & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) are highly infectious viral diseases affecting young
children and have high secondary attack rates. Present MMR vaccines show consistent …

A next-generation intranasal trivalent MMS vaccine induces durable and broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

J Xu, Y Zhang, P Qu, MM Shamseldin… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
As SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VoCs) that evade immunity continue to emerge, next-
generation adaptable COVID-19 vaccines which protect the respiratory tract and provide …

Municipality-level measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine coverage and deprivation in Brazil: A nationwide ecological study, 2006 to 2020

A Godin, JM Pescarini, AI Raja, ES Paixao… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
To better understand the declining rates of routine childhood vaccination in Brazil, we
investigated the association between measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) first dose …

Health system barriers to timely routine measles vaccinations in rural southwest China: a qualitative study on the perspectives of township vaccination professionals …

M Cheng, T Lan, A Geater, QY Deng, YD Lin… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives A well-functioning health system ensures timely routine measles vaccinations for
age-appropriate children, minimising measles risk. However, there is limited knowledge …

Rubella Vaccine Uptake among Women of Childbearing Age in Healthcare Settings

C Ferrari, G Somma, S Gentili, G Manili, G Mauro… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Rubella is a contagious viral infection that occurs most often in children and
young adults. Rubella is the leading vaccine-preventable cause of birth defects. Rubella …

An epidemic model with pro and anti-vaccine groups

GS Harari, LHA Monteiro - Acta Biotheoretica, 2022 - Springer
Here, an epidemiological model considering pro and anti-vaccination groups is proposed
and analyzed. In this model, susceptible individuals can migrate between these two groups …

Case Ascertainment of Measles during a Large Outbreak—Laboratory Compared to Epidemiological Confirmation

C Stein-Zamir, N Abramson, I Sokolov, L Mor-Shimshi… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease, and hence, sufficient herd immunity is
obligatory to prevent infection transmission. Measles is still a cause of considerable disease …