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, October 2019
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JAMA. 2019 Oct 22;322(16):1545.
Measles Outpatient Prevention. -
Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 18. pii: S1201-9712(19)30407-2.
Were infections in migrants associated with the resurgence of measles epidemic during 2013-2014 in Southern China? A retrospective data analysis.Chong KC, Hu P, Chan SY, Liang W, Mohammad KN, Sun R, Wang MH, Zee BCY, Shi D, Zheng H.
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N Z Med J. 2019 Oct 25;132(1504):8-12
A measles epidemic in New Zealand: Why did this occur and how can we prevent it occurring again? -
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Early vaccination: A provisional measure to prevent measles in infants -
BMC Med. 2019 Sep 25;17(1):180.
Combining serological and contact data to derive target immunity levels for achieving and maintaining measles elimination.Funk S, Knapp JK, Lebo E, Reef SE, Dabbagh AJ, Kretsinger K, Jit M, Edmunds WJ, Strebel PM.
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Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 20. pii: S1473-3099(19)30396-2.
Effect of measles vaccination in infants younger than 9 months on the immune response to subsequent measles vaccine doses: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nic Lochlainn LM, de Gier B, van der Maas N, van Binnendijk R, Strebel PM, Goodman T, de Melker HE, Moss WJ, Hahné SJM.
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Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 20. pii: S1473-3099(19)30395-0.
Immunogenicity, effectiveness, and safety of measles vaccination in infants younger than 9 months: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nic Lochlainn LM, de Gier B, van der Maas N, Strebel PM, Goodman T, van Binnendijk RS, de Melker HE, Hahné SJM.
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Am J Public Health. 2019 Oct 17:e1-e3.
Community-Oriented Epidemic Preparedness and Response to the Jerusalem 2018-2019 Measles Epidemic. -
J Paediatr Child Health. 2019 Oct 15.
Importance of vaccine history in suspected measles. -
Vaccine. 2019 Oct 9. pii: S0264-410X(19)31334-9.
Impact of mandatory law on vaccine hesitancy spectrum: The case of measles vaccine catch-up activities in Tuscany, Italy. -
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Oct 11. pii: piz067.
An Old Disease Comes Back: Reporting 2 Cases of Neonatal Measles. -
Indian J Community Med. 2019 Jul-Sep;44(3):209-212.
Influence of Sociodemographic Factors in Measles-Rubella Campaign Compared with Routine Immunization at Mysore City. -
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Oct 11;68(40):893-896.
National Update on Measles Cases and Outbreaks - United States, January 1-October 1, 2019.Patel M, Lee AD, Clemmons NS, Redd SB, Poser S, Blog D, Zucker JR, Leung J, Link-Gelles R, Pham H, Arciuolo RJ, Rausch-Phung E, Bankamp B, Rota PA, Weinbaum CM, Gastañaduy PA.
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J Med Virol. 2019 Oct 9.
Descriptive epidemiology of rubella disease and associated virus strains in Uganda.Tushabe P, Bwogi J, Abernathy E, Birungi M, Eliku JP, Seguya R, Bukenya H, Namuwulya P, Kakooza P, Suppiah S, Kabaliisa T, Tibanagwa M, Ampaire I, Kisakye A, Bakainaga A, Byabamazima CR, Icenogle JP, Bakamutumaho B.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Oct 7:1-9.
Measles outbreak from Hong Kong International Airport to the hospital due to secondary vaccine failure in healthcare workers.Cheng VCC, Wong SC, Wong SCY, Sridhar S, Chen JHK, Yip CCY, Hung DLL, Li X, Chuang VWM, Tsang OTY, Woo GKS, Chuang SK, Yuen KY.
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Vaccines (Basel). 2019 Oct 1;7(4). pii: E137.
Seroepidemiology of Measles, Mumps and Rubella on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba: The First Population-Based Serosurveillance Study in Caribbean Netherlands.Vos RA, Mollema L, van Binnendijk R, Veldhuijzen IK, Smits G, Janga-Jansen AVA, Baboe-Kalpoe S, Hulshof K, van der Klis FRM, Melker HE.
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J Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 3. pii: jiz508.
Long-term immunogenicity of Measles vaccine: an Italian retrospective cohort study. -
J Chin Med Assoc. 2019 Sep 27.
Measles re-emerges and recommendation of vaccination. -
J Theor Biol. 2019 Sep 27:110028.
Cost effectiveness and policy announcement: The case of measles mandatory vaccination. -
Eur J Epidemiol. 2019 Oct 17.
Measles, the need for a paradigm shift. -
PLoS One. 2019 Oct 17;14(10):e0224009.
Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of the measles resurgence in the Republic of Serbia in 2014-2015.Medić S, Petrović V, Lončarević G, Kanazir M, Begović Lazarević I, Rakić Adrović S, Bančević M, Muller CP, Hübschen JM.
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Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 20. pii: S1473-3099(19)30520-1.
Early vaccination: a provisional measure to prevent measles in infants. -
Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 20. pii: S1473-3099(19)30395-0.
Immunogenicity, effectiveness, and safety of measles vaccination in infants younger than 9 months: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nic Lochlainn LM, de Gier B, van der Maas N, Strebel PM, Goodman T, van Binnendijk RS, de Melker HE, Hahné SJM.
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PLoS Comput Biol. 2019 Sep 12;15(9):e1007305.
Long-term dynamics of measles in London: Titrating the impact of wars, the 1918 pandemic, and vaccination. -
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Sep 13;68(36):791-792.
Notes from the Field: Interventions to Reduce Measles Virus Exposures in Outpatient Health Care Facilities - New York City, 2018.Alroy KA, Vora NM, Arciuolo RJ, Asfaw M, Isaac BM, Iwamoto M, Jean A, Benkel DH, Blaney K, Crouch B, Geevarughese A, Graham KA, Lash M, Daskalakis D, Zucker JR, Rosen JB.
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BMC Pediatr. 2019 Sep 10;19(1):325.
Childhood MMR vaccination and the incidence rate of measles infection: a ten year longitudinal cohort study of American children born in the 1990s. -
Vaccine. 2019 Oct 8;37(43):6463-6469.
Measles and rubella immunity in the population of Bhutan, 2017.Wangchuk S, Nogareda F, Tshering N, Khandu L, Pelden S, Wannemuehler K, Wangdi S, Wangchuk U, Mulders M, Tamang T, Patel MK.
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Lancet. 2019 Sep 21;394(10203):1009-1010.
Air disinfection in measles transmission hotspots. -
BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 18;19(1):813.
Rubella transmission and the risk of congenital rubella syndrome in Liberia: a need to introduce rubella-containing vaccine in the routine immunization program.Woyessa AB, Ali MS, Korkpor TK, Tuopileyi R 2nd, Kohar HT, Dogba J, Baller A, Monday J, Abdullahi S, Nagbe T, Mulbah G, Kromah M, Sesay J, Yealue K, Nyenswah T, Gebrekidan MZ.
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2019 Sep - Oct;59(5):753-755.
Understanding the role of vaccination exemption in the recent measles outbreaks. -
PLoS One. 2019 Sep 25;14(9):e0222428.
Molecular characterization of measles virus strains circulating in Cameroon during the 2013-2016 epidemics.Obam Mekanda FM, Monamele CG, Simo Nemg FB, Yonga GM, Ouapi D, Penlap Beng V, Batéjat C, Caro V, Manuguerra JC, Demanou M.
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Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 20. pii: S1473-3099(19)30396-2.
Effect of measles vaccination in infants younger than 9 months on the immune response to subsequent measles vaccine doses: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nic Lochlainn LM, de Gier B, van der Maas N, van Binnendijk R, Strebel PM, Goodman T, de Melker HE, Moss WJ, Hahné SJM
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Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2019 Sep 10;9.
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in Older Adulthood. -
Acta Biomed. 2019 Sep 19;90(3):394-397.
Vaccine Hesitancy and Mandatory Immunizations in Emilia-Romagna Region: the case of MMR vaccine.Gori D, Ialonardi M, Odone A, Ricci B, Pascucci MG, Frasca G, Venturi S, Signorelli C, Fantini MP.
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J Theor Biol. 2019 Sep 27:110028.
Cost effectiveness and policy announcement: The case of measles mandatory vaccination. -
Annu Rev Virol. 2019 Sep 29;6(1):iii-vii. doi: 10.1146/annurev-vi-06-072619-100011
Will Measles Virus or Humanity Win the International "Fitness" Challenge? -
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Oct 4;68(39):855-859. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6839a5
Progress Toward Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Control and Elimination - Worldwide, 2000-2018.
Routine Immunization and Related Topics
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Weekly Epidemiological Record, 25 October 2019
Global routine vaccination coverage, 2018 -
Vaccine. 2019 Oct 14. pii: S0264-410X(19)31285-X.
Vaccination of healthcare personnel in Europe: Update to current policies.Maltezou HC, Botelho-Nevers E, Brantsæter AB, Carlsson RM, Heininger U, Hübschen JM, Josefsdottir KS, Kassianos G, Kyncl J, Ledda C, Medić S, Nitsch-Osuch A, de Lejarazu RO, Theodoridou M, Van Damme P, van Essen GA, Wicker S, Wiedermann U, Poland GA; Vaccination Policies for HCP in Europe Study Group.
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JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2019 Oct 23;5(4):e14461.
The Impact of War in Yemen on Immunization Coverage of Children Under One Year of Age: Descriptive Study. -
BMJ Open. 2019 Sep 18;9(9):e028922.
Determinants of timeliness in early childhood vaccination among mothers with vaccination cards in Sindh province, Pakistan: a secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data. -
J Med Ethics. 2019 Sep 16. pii: medethics-2019-105712.
The end of religious exemptions from immunisation requirements? -
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019 Sep 30:1-8.
Determinants of childhood immunizations in Senegal: Adding previous shots to sociodemographic background. -
Vaccine. 2019 Sep 25. pii: S0264-410X(19)31282-4.
Frequency and cost of live vaccines administered too soon after prior live vaccine in children aged 12 months through 6 years, 2014-2017. -
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Oct 18;68(41):913-918.
Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months Among Children Born in 2015 and 2016 - National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2016-2018. -
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Oct 18;68(41):905-912.
Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten - United States, 2018-19 School Year. -
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019 Sep 30:1-8. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1649553
Determinants of childhood immunizations in Senegal: Adding previous shots to sociodemographic background. -
Vaccine. 2019 Oct 16;37(44):6609-6616. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.09.054
Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in child vaccination in the Gambia, the Kyrgyz Republic and Namibia. -
BMJ Open. 2019 Sep 18;9(9):e028922. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-028922
Determinants of timeliness in early childhood vaccination among mothers with vaccination cards in Sindh province, Pakistan: a secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data. -
J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2019 Sep;9(3):147-152. doi: 10.2991/jegh.k.190705.001
The Hajj 2019 Vaccine Requirements and Possible New Challenges. -
J Med Ethics. 2019 Sep 16. pii: medethics-2019-105712. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2019-105712
The end of religious exemptions from immunisation requirements? -
Heliyon. 2019 Sep 6;5(9):e02403. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02403
Coverage, quality, and correlates of childhood immunization in slums under national immunization program of India: A cross-sectional study. -
J Med Virol. 2019 Sep 10.
Why are vaccines against many human viral diseases still unavailable; an historic perspective? -
PLoS One. 2019 Sep 6;14(9):e0221902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221902
Vaccination timeliness and associated factors among preterm infants at a tertiary hospital in Uganda.
Updated on November 6, 2019
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