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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.)

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BMC Med. 2021 Nov 17;19(1):281. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02157-4.
Effect of evidence updates on key determinants of measles vaccination impact: a DynaMICE modelling study in ten high-burden countries.

Fu H, Abbas K, Klepac P, van Zandvoort K, Tanvir H, Portnoy A, Jit M.

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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Nov 12;70(45):1563-1569. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7045a1.
Progress Toward Regional Measles Elimination - Worldwide, 2000-2020.

Dixon MG, Ferrari M, Antoni S, Li X, Portnoy A, Lambert B, Hauryski S, Hatcher C, Nedelec Y, Patel M, Alexander JP Jr, Steulet C, Gacic-Dobo M, Rota PA, Mulders MN, Bose AS, Rosewell A, Kretsinger K, Crowcroft NS.

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Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Nov 10:1-4. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1989922. Online ahead of print.
Evaluation of the seroprevalence of measles, rubella, mumps, and varicella and the requirement for additional vaccination based on the JSIPC guidelines among emergency medical technicians at eight fire stations in Narita, Japan: a project review.

Hase R, Niiyama Y, Mito H.

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Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 10:ciab939. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab939. Online ahead of print.
Impact of isolation and exclusion as a public health strategy to contain measles virus transmission during a measles outbreak.

Banerjee E, Paul P, Griffith J, Laine E, Como-Sabetti K, Gastañaduy PA.

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Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 5;114:72-78. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.003.
How Australia's measles control activities have catalyzed rubella elimination.

Glynn-Robinson A, Knapp JK, Durrheim DN.

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J Virol Methods. 2022 Jan;299:114349. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114349. Epub 2021 Nov 2.
Development of a rapid, internally controlled, two target, real-time RT-PCR for detection of measles virus.

Zubach V, Severini A, Hiebert J.

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Trop Med Health. 2021 Nov 2;49(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s41182-021-00375-3
Measles outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: grappling with looming crises.

Aborode AT, Babatunde AO, Osayomwanbor BS, Fajemisin EA, Inya OC, Olajiga O, Uwandu-Uzoma AC.

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Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Oct 29:1-5. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1989917.
Economic burden of measles and its influencing factors in Fujian, China.

Chen J, Jia H, Cai Z, Zhou Y, Ma S, Chen Y, Chen C, Pan W.

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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Oct 29;70(43):1495-1500. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7043a1
Routine Vaccination Coverage - Worldwide, 2020.

Muhoza P, Danovaro-Holliday MC, Diallo MS, Murphy P, Sodha SV, Requejo JH, Wallace AS.

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Western Pac Surveill Response J. 2021 Jul 12;12(3):5-16. doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2019.10.4.002.
Singapore's efforts to achieve measles elimination in 2018.

See W, Ng YK, Cui L, Kita Y, Ooi SP, Lee V, Heng DMK, Lin RTP.

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Viruses. 2021 Oct 2;13(10):1982.
Measles in Vaccinated People: Epidemiology and Challenges in Surveillance and Diagnosis in the Post-Elimination Phase. Spain, 2014-2020.

López-Perea N, Fernández-García A, Echevarría JE, de Ory F, Pérez-Olmeda M, Masa-Calles
J.

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Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Sep 24;9(10):1073. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9101073
Febrile Seizures and Measles-Containing Vaccines in China: A Self-Controlled Case Series Study.

Xu L, Li N, Zhang L, Ma R, Fang T, Liu Z, Zhan S.

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Pathogens. 2021 Oct 13;10(10):1316. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10101316
Waning of Maternal Antibodies against Measles Suggests a Large Window of Susceptibility in Infants in Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Khampanisong P, Pauly M, Nouanthong P, Vickers MA, Virachith S, Xaydalasouk K, Black AP, Muller CP, Hübschen JM.

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PLoS One. 2021 Oct 21;16(10):e0258961. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258961.
Epidemiology of measles cases, vaccine effectiveness, and performance towards measles elimination in The Gambia.

Sowe A, Njie M, Sowe D, Fofana S, Ceesay L, Camara Y, Tesfaye B, Bah S, Bah AK, Baldeh AK, Dampha BD, Baldeh SN, Touray A.

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Glob Health Promot. 2021 Sep;28(3):23-31. doi: 10.1177/1757975920973000.
Governmental and public thematic patterns on vaccination during a measles outbreak: the Romanian perspective.

Cmeciu C, Coman I.

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EXCLI J. 2021 Aug 30;20:1367-1369. doi: 10.17179/excli2021-4112. eCollection 2021.
Decreased vaccination coverage and recurrence risk of measles due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Mazidimoradi A, Salehiniya H.

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Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2021 Oct 1;14:4093-4103. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S325173.
Epidemiology of Measles in Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia: Analysis of Surveillance Data from 2013 to 2019.

Tsegaye G, Gezahagn Y, Bedada S, Berhanu N, Gudina G, Mulatu G.

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J Infect. 2021 Oct 6:S0163-4453(21)00497-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.09.025.
A prolonged, nationwide measles outbreak despite very high vaccination coverage in Israel, 2018-19.

Anis E, Haas EJ, Indenbaum V, Singer SR, Warshavsky B, Rishpon S, Green MS, Mendelson E, Grotto I, Kaliner E, Sadetzki S.

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J Med Virol. 2021 Oct 7. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27377
Measles outbreak, Montenegro January-July 2018: Lessons learned.

Mugoša B, Ceccarelli G, Begić S, Vujošević D, Zekovic Z, Ciccozzi M, Vratnica Z.

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Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Jul 8;39:192. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.192.29491.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on measles surveillance in the World Health Organisation African Region, 2020.

Masresha B, Luce R, Katsande R, Dosseh A, Tanifum P, Lebo E, Byabamazima C, Kfutwah A.

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J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 30;224(Supplement_4):S360-S366. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa530.PMID: 34590132.
Rubella Eradication: Not Yet Accomplished, but Entirely Feasible.

Plotkin SA.

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J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 30;224(Supplement_4):S420-S428. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa793.
Measles in the 21st Century: Progress Toward Achieving and Sustaining Elimination.

Gastañaduy PA, Goodson JL, Panagiotakopoulos L, Rota PA, Orenstein WA, Patel M
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Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2021 Jun 5;7:100128. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100128.
Seroprevalence of Measles-, Mumps-, and Rubella-specific antibodies in the German adult population - cross-sectional analysis of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1).

Friedrich N, Poethko-Müller C, Kuhnert R, Matysiak-Klose D, Koch J, Wichmann O, Santibanez S, Mankertz A.

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Microbes Infect. 2021 Sep 15:104885. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2021.104885.
When measles came to class: a look back at the 1989 Kent State University measles epidemic.

Smith TC.

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Vaccine. 2021 Nov 17;39 Suppl 3:C1-C2. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.08.084. Epub 2021 Sep 13.
Nationwide measles supplementary immunization activities to increase immunity levels in Nigeria.

Jean Baptiste AE, Bawa S, Oteri AJ, Dieng B, Shuaib F, Mulombo WK.

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Vaccine. 2021 Oct 1;39(41):6041-6049. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.09.017.
Factors affecting non-coverage of measles-rubella vaccination among children aged 9-59 months in Tanzania.

Mkopi A, Mtenga S, Festo C, Mhalu G, Shabani J, Tillya R, Masemo A, Kheir K, Nassor M, Mwengee W, Lyimo D, Masanja H.

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Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Jun 15;39:132. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.132.23297.
An 11-year trend of rubella incidence cases reported in the measles case-based surveillance system, Ghana.

Dongdem AZ, Alhassan E, Opare D, Boateng G, Bonsu G, Amponsa-Achiano K, Sarkodie B, Dzotsi E, Adjabeng M, Afagbedzi S, Alhassan Y, Agyabeng K, Asiedu-Bekoe F.

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PLoS One. 2021 Sep 10;16(9):e0255663. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255663.
Direct sequencing of measles virus complete genomes in the midst of a large-scale outbreak.

Bucris E, Indenbaum V, Azar R, Erster O, Haas E, Mendelson E, Zuckerman NS.

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Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Sep 8:1-6. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1972707.
Revisiting the 2014-15 Disneyland measles outbreak and its influence on pediatric vaccinations.

Doll MK, Correira JW.

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Acta Biomed. 2021 Sep 2;92(4):e2021318. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92i4.11558
The effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the trend of measles and influenza in Europe.

Gianfredi V, Santangelo OE, Provenzano S.

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Vaccine. 2021 Sep 24;39(40):5845-5853. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.08.053. Epub 2021 Sep 1.
Modelling the relative benefits of using the measles vaccine outside cold chain for outbreak response.

Azam JM, Saitta B, Bonner K, Ferrari MJ, Pulliam JRC.

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Nat Rev Immunol. 2021 Nov;21(11):689-690. doi: 10.1038/s41577-021-00627-7
Negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine childhood immunization: experience from Pakistan.

Rana MS, Ikram A, Salman M, Usman M, Umair M.

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Vaccine. 2021 Oct 1;39(41):6095-6103. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.08.091
Vaccine exposure during pregnancy among privately and publicly insured women in the United States, 2016-2018.

Moll K, Wong HL, Fingar K, Zhou CK, Lu M, Hu M, Hobbi S, Burrell T, Baer B, Simard J, Obidi J, Chillarige Y, MaCurdy T, Anderson S, Shoaibi A.

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BMC Public Health. 2021 Nov 9;21(1):2049. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12040-9
How can the public health impact of vaccination be estimated?

Echeverria-Londono S, Li X, Toor J, de Villiers MJ, Nayagam S, Hallett TB, Abbas K, Jit M, Klepac P, Jean K, Garske T, Ferguson NM, Gaythorpe KAM.

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Bull World Health Organ. 2021 Nov 1;99(11):783-794D. doi: 10.2471/BLT.20.285258.
Insights into vaccine hesitancy from systems thinking, Rwanda.

Decouttere C, Banzimana S, Davidsen P, Van Riet C, Vandermeulen C, Mason E, Jalali MS, Vandaele N.

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J Relig Health. 2021 Oct 27:1-16. doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01447-8
Religious Doctrine and Attitudes Toward Vaccination in Jewish Law.

Muravsky NL, Betesh GM, McCoy RG.

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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Oct 15;70(41):1435-1440. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7041a1
Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months Among Children Born in 2017 and 2018 - National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2018-2020.

Hill HA, Yankey D, Elam-Evans LD, Singleton JA, Sterrett N.

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Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Oct 6:1-5. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1865046
R0 of COVID-19 and its impact on vaccination coverage: compared with previous outbreaks.

Elsaid M, Nasef MA, Huy NT.

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Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Oct 4:tpmd210401. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0401.
Implementing Serosurveys in India: Experiences, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations.

Hasan AZ, Kumar MS, Prosperi C, Thangaraj JWV, Sabarinathan R, Kumar S, Duraiswamy A, Kaduskar O, Bhatt V, Deshpande GR, Ullas PT, Sapkal GN, Sangal L, Mehendale SM, Gupta N, Moss WJ, Hayford K, Murhekar MV; IMRVI Study Group.

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J Infect Public Health. 2021 Nov 12:S1876-0341(21)00372-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.11.009
Childhood vaccination hesitancy in Saudi Arabia: A time for action.

Alamer F, Alamir A, AlJohani S, AlSumih N, Hiji F, Alhammadi M, Almuneef M.

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Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Nov 8;9(11):1293. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9111293
Using Population-Based Structures to Actively Monitor AEFIs during a Mass Immunization Campaign-A Case of Measles-Rubella and Polio Vaccines.

Kajungu D, Nambasa V, Muhoozi M, Tusabe J, Kampmann B, Todd J.

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EClinicalMedicine. 2021 Nov 6;42:101196. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101196
Assessing the overlap between immunisation and other essential health interventions in 92 low- and middle-income countries using household surveys: opportunities for expanding immunisation and primary health care.

Santos TM, Cata-Preta BO, Mengistu T, Victora CG, Hogan DR, Barros AJD.

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Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 Nov 17:S2352-4642(21)00311-4. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00311-4.
Global, regional, and national causes of under-5 mortality in 2000-19: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Perin J, Mulick A, Yeung D, Villavicencio F, Lopez G, Strong KL, Prieto-Merino D, Cousens S, Black RE, Liu L.

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Vaccine. 2021 Nov 15:S0264-410X(21)01439-0. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.11.005.
Child vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa: Increasing coverage addresses inequalities.

Bobo FT, Asante A, Woldie M, Dawson A, Hayen A.

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BMC Public Health. 2021 Sep 25;21(1):1740. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11810-9.
Childhood vaccination uptake and associated factors among children 12-23 months in rural settings of the Gambia: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Touray E, Barrow A, Kinteh B, Badjie M, Nget M, Touray J, Kinteh SLS, Jatta SPS, Ceesay L.

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Innovation (N Y). 2021 May 5;2(2):100113. doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100113
Impact of immunization programs on 11 childhood vaccine-preventable diseases in China: 1950-2018.

Pan J, Wang Y, Cao L, Wang Y, Zhao Q, Tang S, Gong W, Guo L, Liu Z, Wen Z, Zheng B, Wang W.

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Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Sep 23:1-7. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1979380
Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on routine vaccination in Pakistan: a hospital-based study.

Rahman SU, Haq FU, Imran M, Shah A, Bibi N, Khurshid R, Romman M, Gaffar F, Khan MI.

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PLoS One. 2021 Sep 16;16(9):e0257277. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257277.
Cost-effectiveness analysis of an intervention project engaging Traditional and Religious Leaders to improve uptake of childhood immunization in southern Nigeria.

Oyo-Ita AE, Hanlon P, Nwankwo O, Bosch-Capblanch X, Arikpo D, Esu E, Auer C, Meremikwu M.

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Health Policy Plan. 2021 Sep 14:czab114. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czab114.
Public Finance of Universal Routine Childhood Immunization in India: District Level Cost Estimates.

Schueller E, Nandi A, Summan A, Chatterjee S, Ray A, Haldar P, Laxminarayan R.

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PLoS Med. 2021 Sep 28;18(9):e1003678. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003678
Drought and child vaccination coverage in 22 countries in sub-Saharan Africa: A retrospective analysis of national survey data from 2011 to 2019.

Nagata JM, Epstein A, Ganson KT, Benmarhnia T, Weiser SD.

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Eur J Public Health. 2021 Sep 28:ckab174. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab174
'I'm not an anti-vaxer!'-vaccine hesitancy among physicians: a qualitative study.

Ecker F, Kutalek R.

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Vaccine. 2021 Oct 15;39(43):6370-6377. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.09.038
Vaccination information, motivations, and barriers in the context of meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine introduction: A qualitative assessment among caregivers in Burkina Faso, 2018.

Aksnes BN, Walldorf JA, Nkwenkeu SF, Zoma RL, Mirza I, Tarbangdo F, Fall S, Hien S, Ky C, Kambou L, Diallo AO, Aké FH, Hatcher C, Patel JC, Novak RT, Hyde TB, Medah I, Soeters HM, Jalloh MF.

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J Med Internet Res. 2021 Nov 8;23(11):e30150. doi: 10.2196/30150
Social Media Sharing of Articles About Measles in a European Context: Text Analysis Study.

Wawrzuta D, Jaworski M, Gotlib J, Panczyk M.

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