Measles remains a leading vaccine-preventable cause of child mortality worldwide,
particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where almost half of the estimated 454,000 measles …

Although the currently available vaccines represent an outstanding success story in modern
medicine and have had a dramatic effect on morbidity and mortality worldwide, it is clear that …

Pulse vaccination is an important strategy for the elimination of infectious diseases. An
SEIRS epidemic model with time delays and pulse vaccination is formulated in this paper …

Mortality rates among children and the absolute number of children dying annually in
developing countries have declined considerably over the past few decades. However, the …

This article seeks to clarify the terminology associated with disease control, elimination and
eradication programmes. There are several global activities under way, which are initiated …

Measles is one of the most important diseases of mankind, which is so highly contagious
and evokes such persistent immunity that the virus cannot be sustained in a population of …

Measles remains a major problem in developing countries, where it affects an estimated 30
million children a year and causes up to one million deaths annually. Measles blindness is …

Background In 1994, ministers of health of countries of North and South America established
the goal of measles eradication from the western hemisphere by 2000. To accomplish this …

Edible vaccines offer exciting possibilities for significantly reducing the burden of diseases
like hepatitis and diarrhoea, particularly in developing world where storing and …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the suitability of using oral-fluid samples for determining the
prevalence of immunity to vaccine-preventable infections. METHODS: Paired blood and oral …