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, September 2019
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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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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)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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Vaccines (Basel). 2019 Sep 19;7(3). pii: E118.
A Survey of Vaccine-Induced Measles IgG Antibody Titer to Verify Temporal Changes in Response to Measles Vaccination in Young Adults.Sasaki H, Fukunaga T, Asano A, Suzuki Y, Nakanishi Y, Kondo J, Ishikawa H, Shibata N
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BMJ Open. 2019 Sep 18;9(9):e029794.
Early childhood vaccination and subsequent mortality or morbidity: are observational studies hampered by residual confounding? A Danish register-based cohort study. -
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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Rural Remote Health. 2019 Sep;19(3):5261.
Status of coverage of MR vaccination, after supplementary immunization activities in a rural area of South India: a rapid immunization coverage survey. -
Med Clin (Barc). 2019 Sep 13. pii: S0025-7753(19)30531-7.
Measles in a young adult. -
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. -
Vaccine. 2019 Sep 6. pii: S0264-410X(19)31174-0.
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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Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Sep 6. pii: S1198-743X(19)30485-9.
Measles-related hospitalizations and associated complications in Jerusalem, 2018-2019.Ben-Chetrit E, Oster Y, Jarjou’i A, Megged O, Lachish T, Cohen MJ, Stein-Zamir C, Ivgi H, Rivkin M, Milgrom Y, Averbuch D, Korem M, Wolf DG, Wiener-Well Y.
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Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019 Sep 5:1-5.
Outbreak of measles among persons with secondary vaccine failure, China, 2018. -
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BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 3;19(1):771.
Measles outbreak in an office building in the crowded Metropolis of Beijing, China. -
Perspect Public Health. 2019 Sep 4:1757913919871072.
Containing a measles outbreak in Minnesota, 2017: methods and challenges.Banerjee E, Griffith J, Kenyon C, Christianson B, Strain A, Martin K, McMahon M, Bagstad E, Laine E, Hardy K, Grilli G, Walters J, Dunn D, Roddy M, Ehresmann K.
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Elife. 2019 Sep 3;8. pii: e44942.
Parental vaccination to reduce measles immunity gaps in Italy. -
Vaccine. 2019 Sep 24;37(41):6039-6047.
Optimization of frequency and targeting of measles supplemental immunization activities in Nigeria: A cost-effectiveness analysis.Zimmermann M, Frey K, Hagedorn B, Oteri AJ, Yahya A, Hamisu M, Mogekwu F, Shuaib F, McCarthy KA, Chabot-Couture G.
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Vaccine. 2019 Sep 24;37(41):6093-6101.
The cost saving opportunity of introducing a card review into measles-containing vaccination campaigns. -
BMC Public Health. 2019 Aug 30;19(1):1194.
Geographical variation and associated factors of childhood measles vaccination in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis. -
Sci Rep. 2019 Aug 29;9(1):12545.
Estimating the immunogenicity of measles-rubella vaccination administered during a mass campaign in Lao People's Democratic Republic using multi-valent seroprevalence data.Vynnycky E, Miyano S, Komase K, Mori Y, Takeda M, Kitamura T, Xeuatvongsa A, Hachiya M.
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Pan Afr Med J. 2019 May 29;33:67
Factors associated with non-uptake of measles-rubella vaccine second dose among children under five years in Mtwara district council, Tanzania, 2017. -
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019 Aug 23:1-5.
Post-vaccination campaign coverage evaluation of oral cholera vaccine, oral polio vaccine and measles-rubella vaccine among Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals in Bangladesh. -
BMC Public Health. 2019 Aug 22;19(1):1153
Measles seroprevalence after reactive vaccination campaigns during the 2015 measles outbreak in four health zones of the former Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.Keating P, Carrion Martin AI, Blake A, Lechevalier P, Uzzeni F, Gignoux E, Okonta C, Langendorf C, Smit S, Ahuka S, Suchard M, Pukuta E, Degail MA, Hansen L, Kibanza-Kyungu J, Ciglenecki I, Cohuet S.
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Viruses. 2019 Aug 20;11(8). pii: E765.
Measles Elimination: Identifying Susceptible Sub-Populations to Tailor Immunization Strategies. -
JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Aug 2;2(8):e199768.
Forecasted Size of Measles Outbreaks Associated With Vaccination Exemptions for Schoolchildren.Sinclair DR, Grefenstette JJ, Krauland MG, Galloway DD, Frankeny RJ, Travis C, Burke DS, Roberts MS.
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BMJ. 2019 Aug 20;366:l5219.
MMR vaccine: Johnson urges new impetus to increase uptake as UK loses measles-free status. -
J Health Commun. 2019 Aug 19:1-9.
Investigating an Issue-Attention-Action Cycle: A Case Study on the Chronology of Media Attention, Public Attention, and Actual Vaccination Behavior during the 2019 Measles Outbreak in Austria.
References on Routine Immunization and Related Items, September 2019
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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. -
From Nature
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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Aug 23;68(33):718-723.
National, Regional, State, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years - United States, 2018.Walker TY, Elam-Evans LD, Yankey D, Markowitz LE, Williams CL, Fredua B, Singleton JA, Stokley S.
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Health Econ. 2019 Aug 20.
Vaccine hesitancy and (fake) news: Quasi-experimental evidence from Italy. -
J Med Ethics. 2019 Sep 16. pii: medethics-2019-105712.
The end of religious exemptions from immunisation requirements? -
Heliyon. 2019 Sep 6;5(9):e02403.
Coverage, quality, and correlates of childhood immunization in slums under national immunization program of India: A cross-sectional study. -
Cureus. 2019 Jul 2;11(7):e5067.
A Systematic Review of Methods to Improve Attitudes Towards Childhood Vaccinations. -
PLoS One. 2019 Sep 6;14(9):e0221902.
Vaccination timeliness and associated factors among preterm infants at a tertiary hospital in Uganda. -
PLoS One. 2019 Aug 28;14(8):e0220658.
The effect of trust and proximity on vaccine propensity. -
BMC Public Health. 2019 Aug 27;19(1):1166.
Adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) reports from the Zimbabwe expanded programme on immunisation (ZEPI): an analysis of spontaneous reports in Vigibase® from 1997 to 2017. -
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Aug 23. pii: S1198-743X(19)30452-5.
Developing the concept of beneficial nonspecific effect of live vaccines with epidemiological studies.
Updated on October 1, 2019
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