M&RI Recent Publications
Below are links to articles recently published regarding measles and rubella (listed first) as well as for articles of interest for other immunization (listed further below.)
Measles and Rubella
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Jpn J Infect Dis. 2018 Jun 29.
The largest measles outbreak including 38 modified measles and 22 typical cases, Yamagata Japan, 2017 in its elimination eraKomabayashi K, Seto J, Tanaka S, Suzuki Y, Ikeda T, Onuki N, Yamada K, Ahiko T, Ishikawa H, Mizuta K.
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Minerva Pediatr. 2018 Jul 2.
Measles vaccine in the school settings: a cross-sectional study about knowledge, personal beliefs, attitudes and practices of school teachers in northern Italy.Riccó M., Vezzosi L., Gualerzi G., Balzarini F., Mezzoiuso AG., Odone A., Signorelli C.
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PLoS One. 2018 Jul 2;13(7):e0199786.
Use of revised World Health Organization cluster survey methodology to classify measles-rubella vaccination campaign coverage in 47 counties in Kenya, 2016.Subaiya S., Tabu C. Nganga J. Awes AA., Sergon K., Cosmas L., Styczynski A., Thuo S., Lebo E., Kaiser R., Perry R., Ademba P., Kretsinger K., Onuekwusi I., Gary H., Scobie HM.
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J Infect Dis. 2018 Jun 5;218(1):124-132.
A microneedle Patch for Measles and Rubella Vaccination Is Immunogenic and Protective in Infant Rhesus MacaquesJoyce JC., Carroll TD., Collins ML., Chen MH., Fritts L., Dutra JC., Rourke TL., Goodson JL., McChesney MB., Prausnitz MR., Rota PA.
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J Infect Dis. 2017 Jul 1;216(suppl_1):S280-S286.
Impact of an Intervention to Use a Measles Rubella and POLIO Mass Vaccination Campaign to Strengthen Routine Immunization Services in Nepal.Wallace AS., Bohara R. Stewart S. Subedi G. Anand A. Burnett E., Giri J., Shrestha J., Gurau S., Dixit S., Rajbhandari R., Schluter WW.
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Vaccine. 2018 Jan 2;36(1):1-3.
Measles and rubella eradication -
Pan Afr Med J. 2017 Jun 21;27(Suppl 3):10
Pivoting from polio eradication to measles and rubella elimination: a transition that makes sense both for children and immunization program improvement -
Vaccine. 2018 Jun 4. pii: S0264-410X(18)30798-9.
Vaccine – preventable diseases, vaccines and Guillain- Barre’ syndrome. -
Vaccine. Volume 36, Issue 6, 1 February 2018, Pages 818-826
Measles, mumps and rubella antibody patterns of persistence and rate of decline following the second dose of the MMR vaccine.Emma E., Seagle., Robert A., Bednarczyk, Tenisha Hill, Amy Parker Fiebelkorn, Carole J. Hickman, Joseph P.Icenogle, Edward A. Belongia, Huong Q. McLean.
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Vaccine. 2018 Jun 27;36(28):4001-4003.
Assessing population immunity for measles elimination- the promise and peril of sero-surveys. -
Vaccine. Volume 36, Issue 26, 18 June 2018, Pages 3733-3739
Vaccines and the risk of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. -
Vaccine. 2018 Mar 14;36(12):1583-1591.
High resolution age-structured mapping of childhood vaccination coverage in low and middle income countries.Utazi CE., Thorley J., Alegana VA., Ferrari MJ., Takahashi S., Metcalf CJE., Lessler J., Tatem AJ.
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J Prev Med Hyg. 2018 Mar 30;59(1):E8-E13.
Measles outbreak from February to August 2017 in Messina Italy.Palamara MA., Visalli G., Picerno I., DI Pietro A., Puglisi G., Marano F., DAndrea G., FACCIOLà A.
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Euro Surveill. 2018 May;23(22).
Introduction of new and reinforcement of existing compulsory vaccinations in Italy: first evaluation of the impact on vaccination coverage in 2017. -
Euro Surveill. 2018 May;23(19).
Rubella infection in pregnancy and congenital rubella in United Kingdom 2003 to 2016.Bukasa A., Campbell H., Brown K., Bedford H., Ramsay M., Amirthalingam G., Tookey P.
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Prev Med Rep. 2018 Feb 23;10:93-99.
Sociodemographic predictors are associated with compliance to a vaccination-reminder in 9692 girls age 14 Denmark 2014-2015.Suppli CH., Dreier JW., Rasmussen M., Andersen AN., Valentiner-Branth P., Mølbak K., Krause TG.
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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Jun 1;67(21):602-606
Progress Toward Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Control - South-East Asia Region 2000-2016.Khanal S., Bahl S., Sharifuzzaman M., Dhongde D., Pattamadilok S., Reef S., Morales M., Dabbagh A., Kretsinger K., Patel M.
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PLoS One. 2014 Oct 7;9(10):e108786.
Case based measles surveillance in Pune: Evidence to guide current and future measles control and elimination efforts in IndiaBose A., Jafari H., Sosler S., Narula A., Kulkarni V., Ramamurty N., Oommen J., Jadi R., Banpel R., Henao-Restrepo A.
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Viral Immunol. 2015 Jul-Aug;28(6):304-8.
Measles Virus Infection Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Children in Nigeria.
Other Vaccinations and Routine Vaccination
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Vaccine. 2018 Jun 18;36(26):3861-3867. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.03.063. Epub 2018 Mar 28.
Vaccine hesitancy around the globe: Analysis of three years of WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form data-2015-2017. -
BMJ Glob Health. 2018 Jun 22;3(3):e000794. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000794. eCollection 2018.
Variation in cost and performance of routine immunisation service delivery in India.Chatterjee S, Das P, Nigam A, Nandi A, Brenzel L, Ray A, Haldar P, Aggarwal MK, Laxminarayan R.
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Int J Equity Health. 2018 Jun 22;17(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12939-018-0802-4.
Rural-urban disparity in category II vaccination among children under five years of age: evidence from a survey in Shandong, China. -
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jun 1;15(6). pii: E1155. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15061155
An Overview of Coverage of BCG Vaccination and Its Determinants Based on Data from the Coverage Survey in Zhejiang Province. -
Vaccine. 2018 Jun 18;36(26):3836-3841. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.006.
Determinants of cost of routine immunization programme in India. -
Ital J Pediatr. 2018 Jun 14;44(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s13052-018-0504-y.
Mandatory vaccinations in European countries, undocumented information, false news and the impact on vaccination uptake: the position of the Italian pediatric society. -
Health Commun. 2018 Jun 5:1-10. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2018.1481707. [Epub ahead of print]
Health Information Sources, Perceived Vaccination Benefits, and Maintenance of Childhood Vaccination Schedules. -
Vaccine. 2018 Jun 27;36(28):4062-4069. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.084. Epub 2018 May 31.
Assessment of on-time vaccination coverage in population subgroups: A record linkage cohort study.Moore HC, Fathima P, Gidding HF, de Klerk N, Liu B, Sheppeard V, Effler PV, Snelling TL, McIntyre P, Blyth CC; ACIR Linkage Investigator Group.
Updated on August 8, 2018
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