[HTML][HTML] Identifying and interrupting superspreading events—implications for control of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

TR Frieden, CT Lee - Emerging infectious diseases, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It appears inevitable that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 will continue to
spread. Although we still have limited information on the epidemiology of this virus, there …

Attack rate, case fatality rate and determinants of measles infection during a measles outbreak in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

MK Tariku, DT Worede, AH Belete, SA Bante… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Although Ethiopia is working towards measles elimination, a recurrent
measles outbreak has occurred. To take appropriate measures, previously, many …

Measles and rubella during COVID-19 pandemic: Future challenges in Japan

K Shimizu, A Teshima, H Mase - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted essential
health services. Simultaneously, it has created opportunities for citizens to raise awareness …

Association between a single mother family and childhood undervaccination, and mediating effect of household income: a nationwide, prospective birth cohort from …

H Kuroda, A Goto, C Kawakami, K Yamamoto, S Ito - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Although childhood undervaccination among single mother families is a
concern for child healthcare, their association is still under debate. This study aimed to …

A survey of vaccine-induced measles IgG antibody titer to verify temporal changes in response to measles vaccination in young adults

H Sasaki, T Fukunaga, A Asano, Y Suzuki, Y Nakanishi… - Vaccines, 2019 - mdpi.com
In Japan, sporadic measles cases increased rapidly in 2019 compared to the past six years.
To clarify the persistence of immunity against measles in young adults, this study explored …

[HTML][HTML] ABOUT THIS JOURNAL

KL Hon, KKY Leung, AKC Leung, KW So - Hong Kong Med J, 2020 - hkmj.org
Congenital infections refer to a group of perinatal infections that are caused by pathogens
transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy (transplacentally) or delivery (peripartum) …

Transmission Network of Measles During the Yamagata Outbreak in Japan, 2017

T Kobayashi, H Nishiura - Journal of Epidemiology, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: A measles outbreak involving 60 cases occurred in Yamagata, Japan in 2017.
Using two different mathematical models for different datasets, we aimed to estimate …

Faster waning of the rubella‐specific immune response in young pregnant women immunized with MMR at 15 months

WJ Kung, CT Shih, YL Shih, LY Liu… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Problem Vaccination is the best protection against rubella and congenital rubella infection.
Although a high rate of immunization coverage is achieved in Taiwan, it is unknown if the …

Identifying geographic areas at risk of rubella epidemics in Japan using seroepidemiological data

T Kayano, H Lee, R Kinoshita, H Nishiura - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Even with relatively high vaccination coverage, Japan experienced rubella
epidemics in 2012–2014 and 2018–2019, which were fueled by untraced imported cases …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiología molecular del virus del sarampión en la región de las Américas: Panorama actual

FR Aguilar-Gamboa… - Revista de la Facultad de …, 2020 - scielo.org.pe
Objetivo: profundizar y actualizar los aspectos más importantes de la epidermiología
molecular del virus sarampión en las Américas. Métodos: La búsqueda y análisis de la …