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.)
References on Measles and Rubella, December 2019
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Trop Med Int Health. 2019 Dec 21.
Changing trends in measles vaccination status between 2004 and 2014 among children aged 12-23 months in Bangladesh.Hossain I, Jahan Y, Moriyama M, Rahman MM, Shahid ASMSB, Rahman A, Hossain N, Das SK, Faruque ASG, Chisti MJ.
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From the Weekly Epidemiological Record, 20 December 2019, pp 621-623
Measles-rubella eradication investment case -
Vaccine. 2019 Dec 9. pii: S0264-410X(19)31629-9.
A measles outbreak from an index case with immunologically confirmed secondary vaccine failure. -
Inquiry. 2019 Jan-Dec;56:46958019894098.
Measles Outbreak in Unvaccinated and Partially Vaccinated Children and Adults in the United States and Canada (2018-2019): A Narrative Review of Cases.Sanyaolu A, Okorie C, Marinkovic A, Ayodele O, Abbasi AF, Prakash S, Gosse J, Younis S, Mangat J, Chan H.
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J Clin Virol. 2019 Nov 26;122:104230.
The laboratory investigation of a measles outbreak in the eve of its elimination in Sri Lanka. -
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019 Dec 10:1-9.
Co-administration of vaccines: a focus on tetravalent Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Varicella (MMRV) and meningococcal C conjugate vaccines. -
BMJ. 2019 Dec 5;367:l6830.
Measles: 142 000 people died in 2018, mostly aged under 5. -
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Dec 6;68(48):1112-1116.
Progress Toward Measles Elimination - China, January 2013-June 2019.Ma C, Rodewald L, Hao L, Su Q, Zhang Y, Wen N, Fan C, Yang H, Luo H, Wang H, Goodson JL, Yin Z, Feng Z.
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Acta Paediatr. 2019 Dec 5.
No similarities between the Wakefield report on measles, mumps and rubella- vaccine and the Swedish report on traumatic shaking. -
BMC Public Health. 2019 Dec 4;19(1):1636.
Descriptive epidemiology of measles surveillance data, Osun state, Nigeria, 2016-2018. -
Med Sci Monit. 2019 Dec 4;25:9245-9254.
Phylogenetic and Epidemiological Analysis of Measles Viruses in Shenzhen, China from January 2015 to July 2019. -
Vaccines (Basel). 2019 Nov 28;7(4). pii: E199.
Measles Virus Infection and Immunity in a Suboptimal Vaccination Coverage Setting. -
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Dec 6;68(48):1112-1116.
Progress Toward Measles Elimination - China, January 2013-June 2019.Ma C, Rodewald L, Hao L, Su Q, Zhang Y, Wen N, Fan C, Yang H, Luo H, Wang H, Goodson JL, Yin Z, Feng Z.
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Vaccines (Basel). 2019 Dec 13;7(4). pii: E214.
Evaluation of Immunity to Measles in a Cohort of Medical Students in Rome, Italy. -
PLoS One. 2019 Dec 16;14(12):e0226513.
Towards elimination of measles and rubella in Italy: Progress and challenges.Adamo G, Baccolini V, Massimi A, Barbato D, Cocchiara R, Di Paolo C, Mele A, Cianfanelli S, Angelozzi A, Castellani F, Salerno C, Isonne C, Bella A, Filia A, Del Manso M, Baggieri M, Nicoletti L, Magurano F, Iannazzo S, Marzuillo C, Villari P.
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Lancet. 2019 Dec 14;394(10215):2137.
Global surge in measles should be "a wake-up call". -
BMC Public Health. 2019 Dec 4;19(1):1636.
Descriptive epidemiology of measles surveillance data, Osun state, Nigeria, 2016-2018. -
Vaccine. 2019 Nov 28. pii: S0264-410X(19)31543-9.
Using models to shape measles control and elimination strategies in low- and middle-income countries: A review of recent applications.Cutts FT, Dansereau E, Ferrari MJ, Hanson M, McCarthy KA, Metcalf CJE, Takahashi S, Tatem AJ, Thakkar N, Truelove S, Utazi E, Wesolowski A, Winter AK.
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BMJ. 2019 Nov 29;367:l6767.
Measles: Samoa declares emergency as cases continue to spike worldwide. -
PLoS One. 2019 Nov 26;14(11):e0225606.
Antibodies against measles and rubella virus among different age groups in Thailand: A population-based serological survey.Wanlapakorn N, Wasitthankasem R, Vichaiwattana P, Auphimai C, Yoocharoen P, Vongpunsawad S, Poovorawan Y.
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JAMA. 2019 Nov 26;322(20):1949.
US Narrowly Preserves Measles Elimination Status. -
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 Oct;101(4_Suppl):85-90.
Use of Social Mobilization and Community Mobilizers by Non-governmental Health Organizations in Malawi to Support the Eradication of Polio, Improve Routine Immunization Coverage, and Control Measles and Neonatal Tetanus. -
J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2019 Dec;9(4):294-299.
Measles Resurgence in Europe: Migrants and Travellers are not the Main Drivers. -
Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2019 Jun 30;7(18):3009-3012.
Adult Measles - Case Reports of a Highly Contagious Disease.
Routine Immunization and Related Topics
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Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, November 2019 Report
“The crisis has three peaks: the first is the level of wild polioviruses in Pakistan, the second is the way that the escalating restrictions in access in Afghanistan have created a huge immunity gap; and the third peak is the widespread occurrence of vaccine-derived polioviruses.”
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Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019 Dec 18:1-4.
Finding a way to address a wicked problem: vaccines, vaccination, and a shared understanding. -
Exp Ther Med. 2019 Dec;18(6):5088-5094.
Knowledge influences attitudes toward vaccination in Romania. -
WHO Response to Disease Outbreaks in Liberia: Lessons Learned from the 2014-2014 Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak
A supplement from the Pan African Medical Journal, with articles on surveillance, on AFP surveillance, on risk communication, on lab, and on responding to the recurrent measles outbreak
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Confl Health. 2019 Nov 21;13:56.
Mortality and health survey, Walikale, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017: an example of the use of survey data for humanitarian program planning.Robinson E, Crispino V, Ouabo A, Soung Iballa FB, Kremer R, Serbassi ME, van Lenthe M, Carrion Martin AI.
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BMC Public Health. 2019 Dec 12;19(1):1673.
The trend of full vaccination coverage in infants and inequalities by wealth quintile and maternal education: analysis from four recent demographic and health surveys in Nepal. -
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2019 Dec 4.
New immunization strategies: adapting to global challenges. -
Vaccine. 2019 Dec 14. pii: S0264-410X(19)31622-6.
Vaccine confidence among parents: Large scale study in eighteen European countries.Hadjipanayis A, van Esso D, Del Torso S, Dornbusch HJ, Michailidou K, Minicuci N, Pancheva R, Mujkic A, Geitmann K, Syridou G, Altorjai P, Pasinato A, Valiulis A, Soler P, Cirstea O, Illy K, Mollema L, Mazur A, Neves A, Zavrsnik J, Lapii F, Efstathiou E, Kamphuis M, Grossman Z.
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The Lancet Global Health
Evidence for the Path to Cervical Cancer Elimination -
New England Journal of Medicine, 5 December 2019
Phase 3 Efficacy Analysis of a Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Trial in NepalShakya M et al. “A single dose of TCV was immunogenic and effective in reducing S. typhi bacteremia in children 9 months to 16 years of age.”
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The Lancet Global Health, 1 January 2020
Measurement matters: Who and what counts on the road to universal health coverage
Updated on January 10, 2020
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