Background When measles vaccines were widely introduced in the 1970s, there were
concerns that they might cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE): a very rare …

Measles remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide among vaccine
preventable diseases. Recent decline in vaccination coverage resulted in re-emergence of …

This report is a compendium of all current recommendations for the prevention of measles,
rubella, congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), and mumps. The report presents the recent …

Background The most severe sequela of measles virus infection is subacute sclerosing
panencephalitis (SSPE), a fatal disease of the central nervous system that generally …

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a subacute encephalopathy of childhood
and young adolescence. Infrequently, SSPE can occur in adults and pregnant women. It is …

Viral infections of the central nervous system (CNS) mostly represent clinically important,
often life-threatening complications of systemic viral infections. After acute measles, CNS …

Measles virus (MeV) is a highly contagious virus that still causes annual epidemics in
developing countries despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. Additionally …

We present a case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis that developed in a previously
healthy 29-year-old pregnant woman who had returned from a trip to rural India shortly …

We describe excretion of measles vaccine strain Schwarz in a child who developed a febrile
rash illness eight days after primary immunisation against measles, mumps and rubella …

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a post‐measles progressive neurological
disorder is still common in India because of indifferent vaccination compliance. However, the …