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.)
Recent Technical Updates on Measles and Rubella
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The Pan African Medical Journal. 2019;32 (Supp 1):10.
Measles outbreaks and Supplemental Immunization Activities (SIAs): the Gwagwalada experience, Abuja 2015.Olukemi Titilope Olugbade, Adeniran Sunday Adeyemi, Adedotun Hadizah Adeoti, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Saheed Oluwatoyin Gidado, Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri, Mabel Kamweli Aworh.
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The Pan African Medical Journal. 2019;32 (Supp 1):5.
Burden of measles in Nigeria: a five year review of case-based surveillance data 2012-2016.Baffa Sule Ibrahim, Rabi Usman, Yahaya Mohammed, Zainab Datti, Oyeladun Okunromade, Aisha Ahmed Abubakar, Patrick Mboya Nguku.
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J Immunol Sci. 2018 Aug 2; Suppl: 135–139
Progress towards Measles Elimination in Nigeria: 2012-2016Balcha Masresha, Fiona Braka, Nneka Ukachi Onwu, Joseph Oteri, Tesfaye Erbeto, Saliu Oladele, Kyandindi Sumaili, Abimbola Aman-Oloniyo, Regis Katsande, Sisay Gashu Tegegn, and Amadou Fall.
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BMJ. 2019 Feb 14;364:l739
Philippines measles outbreak is deadliest yet as vaccine skepticism spurs disease comeback. -
BMC Public Health. 2019 Feb 15;19(1):201.
Epidemiological characteristics and trends of a Nationwide measles outbreak in Mongolia 2015-2016.Orsoo O., Saw YM., Sereenen E., Yadamsuren B., Byambaa A. Kariya T., Yamamoto E., Hamajima N.
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Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Jan 22;119:118-122
Declining prevalence of pediatric sudden deafness during the past two decades. -
Vaccine. 2019 Mar 7;37(11):1443-1448.
Early disappearance of maternal anti measles, mumps, rubella and varicella antibodies in Indian infants -
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2019 Feb 14
Vaccination Against Measles, Mumps and Rubella in the Light of Current Epidemic Threats: Unjustified Postponement. -
J Immunol Sci. 2018 Jul 28;Suppl:140-144.
Status of Measles Elimination in Eleven Countries with High Routine Immunisation Coverage in The WHO African Region.Masresha B, Luce R, Shibeshi M, Katsande R, Fall A, Okeibunor J, Weldegebriel G, Mihigo R.
Routine Immunization and Related Topics
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J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Mar 8. pii: piz010. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piz010
Immunogenicity and Safety of a Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine Administered as a First Dose to Children Aged 12 to 15 Months: A Phase III, Randomized, Noninferiority, Lot-to-Lot Consistency Study.Klein NP, Abu-Elyazeed R, Povey M, Macias Parra M, Diez-Domingo J, Ahonen A, Korhonen T, Tinoco JC, Weiner L, Marshall GS, Silas PE, Sarpong KO, Ramsey KP, Fling JA, Speicher D, Campos M, Munjal I, Peltier C, Vesikari T, Baccarini C, Caplanusi A, Gillard P, Carryn S, Henry O.
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Vaccine. 2019 Mar 22;37(13):1725-1735. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.02.031
Completeness and timeliness of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, measles-mumps-rubella, and polio vaccines in young children with chronic health conditions: A systematic review. -
Vaccine. 2019 Mar 23. pii: S0264-410X(19)30328-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.03.017
Modeling the economic impact of different vial-opening thresholds for measles-containing vaccines.Wedlock PT, Mitgang EA, Oron AP, Hagedorn BL, Leonard J, Brown ST, Bakal J, Siegmund SS, Lee BY.
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Vaccine. 2019 Mar 18. pii: S0264-410X(19)30265-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.02.058
Research priorities for accelerating progress toward measles and rubella elimination identified by a cross-sectional web-based survey.Kriss JL, Grant GB, Moss WJ, Durrheim DN, Shefer A, Rota PA, Omer SB, Masresha BG, Mulders MN, Hanson M, Linkins RW, Goodson JL.
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J Immunol Sci. 2018 Jul 28;Suppl:140-144.
Status of Measles Elimination in Eleven Countries with High Routine Immunisation Coverage in The WHO African Region.Masresha B, Luce R, Shibeshi M, Katsande R, Fall A, Okeibunor J, Weldegebriel G, Mihigo R.
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J Immunol Sci. 2018 Aug 2;Suppl:135-139.
Progress Towards Measles Elimination in Nigeria: 2012 - 2016.Masresha B, Braka F, Onwu NU, Oteri J, Erbeto T, Oladele S, Sumaili K, Aman-Oloniyo A, Katsande R, Tegegn SG, Fall A.
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Vaccine. 2019 Apr 24;37(18):2511-2519. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.02.069
Seasonal gaps in measles vaccination coverage in Madagascar. -
Vaccine. 2019 Mar 18. pii: S0264-410X(19)30265-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.02.058
Research priorities for accelerating progress toward measles and rubella elimination identified by a cross-sectional web-based survey.Kriss JL, Grant GB, Moss WJ, Durrheim DN, Shefer A, Rota PA, Omer SB, Masresha BG, Mulders MN, Hanson M, Linkins RW, Goodson JL.
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Vaccine 2019 Mar 20
Accelerating Measles and Rubella Elimination through Research and Innovation -
Pan Afr Med J. 2019 Jan 22;32(Suppl 1):5. doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2019.32.1.13564
Burden of measles in Nigeria: a five-year review of casebased surveillance data, 2012-2016. -
Int J Epidemiol. 2019 Apr 11. pii: dyz058. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz058.
Evaluating vaccination policies to accelerate measles elimination in China: a meta-population modelling study.Hao L, Glasser JW, Su Q, Ma C, Feng Z, Yin Z, Goodson JL, Wen N, Fan C, Yang H, Rodewald LE, Feng Z, Wang H.
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J Immunol Sci. 2018 Jul 28;Suppl:113-121.
Introduction of the Second Dose of Measles Containing Vaccine in the Childhood VaccinationPrograms Within the WHO Africa Region - Lessons Learnt.
April 2019 Bibliography Items, Routine Immunization and Related Topics
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Vaccine. 2019 Apr 15. pii: S0264-410X(19)30456-6.
Building health workforce capacity for planning and monitoring through the Strengthening Technical Assistance for routine immunization training (START) approach in Uganda.Ward K, Stewart S, Wardle M, Sodha SV, Tanifum P, Ayebazibwe N, Mayanja R, Luzze H, Ehlman DC, Conklin L, Abbruzzese M, Sandhu HS.
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Lancet. 2019 Apr 5. pii: S0140-6736(19)30226-0. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30226-0
Mapping diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine coverage in Africa, 2000-2016: a spatial and temporal modelling study.Mosser JF, Gagne-Maynard W, Rao PC, Osgood-Zimmerman A, Fullman N, Graetz N, Burstein R, Updike RL, Liu PY, Ray SE, Earl L, Deshpande A, Casey DC, Dwyer-Lindgren L, Cromwell EA, Pigott DM, Shearer FM, Larson HJ, Weiss DJ, Bhatt S, Gething PW, Murray CJL, Lim SS, Reiner RC Jr, Hay SI.
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J Immunol Sci. 2018 Aug 2;Suppl(9):63-67.
Delivery of Multiple Child and Maternal Health Interventions during Supplementary Immunization Campaign in Rwanda, 2013: Lessons Learnt.Sibomana H, Jered M, Rugambawa C, Chakauya JM, Shibeshi ME, Okeibunor J, Mihigo R, Bhaskar R.
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J Immunol Sci. 2018 Aug 2;Suppl(8):55-62. Epub 2018 Jul 2.b
Efforts to Reach More Children with Effective Vaccines Through Routine Immunization in The WHO African Region: 2013-2015. -
BMC Public Health. 2019 Feb 28;19(1):242. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6548-0.
Factors influencing basic vaccination coverage in Myanmar: secondary analysis of 2015 Myanmar demographic and health survey data. -
Vaccine. 2019 Mar 22;37(13):1859-1867. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.02.017
Redefining vaccination coverage and timeliness measures using electronic immunization registry data in low- and middle-income countries.Dolan SB, Carnahan E, Shearer JC, Beylerian EN, Thompson J, Gilbert SS, Werner L, Ryman TK.
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PLoS One. 2019 Feb 14;14(2):e0212049. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212049. eCollection 2019
The impact of supplementary immunization activities on routine vaccination coverage: An instrumental variable analysis in five low-income countries. -
J Immunol Sci. 2018 Jul 2;Suppl:41-45.
Elimination of Epidemic Meningitis in the African Region: Progress and Challenges: 2010-2016. -
J Immunol Sci. 2018 Aug 2;Suppl(2):10-16.
Five-year experience of African Vaccination Week implemented by the WHO Regional Office. -
Euro Surveill. 2019 Jan;24(2). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.2.1800204.
Towards equity in immunisation. -
Vaccine. 2019 Feb 4;37(6):848-856. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.12.055
Development of a valid and reliable scale to assess parents' beliefs and attitudes about childhood vaccines and their association with vaccination uptake and delay in Ghana.Wallace AS, Wannemuehler K, Bonsu G, Wardle M, Nyaku M, Amponsah-Achiano K, Dadzie JF, Sarpong FO, Orenstein WA, Rosenberg ES, Omer SB.
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Bull World Health Organ. 2019 Jan 1;97(1):24-32. doi: 10.2471/BLT.18.211565
Using the polio programme to deliver primary health care in Nigeria: implementation research.Bawa S, McNab C, Nkwogu L, Braka F, Obinya E, Galway M, Mirelman AJ, Hammanyero KI, Safiyanu G, Chukwuji M, Ongwae K, Mkanda P, Corkum M, Hegg L, Tollefson D, Umar S, Audu S, Gunda H, Chinta M, Jean Baptiste AE, Bagana M, Shuaib F.
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Vaccine. 2019 Jan 21;37(4):637-644. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.12.010
The value of tailoring vial sizes to populations and locations.Wedlock PT, Mitgang EA, Haidari LA, Prosser W, Brown ST, Krudwig K, Siegmund SS, DePasse JV, Bakal J, Leonard J, Welling J, Steinglass R, Mwansa FD, Phiri G, Lee BY.
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BMC Public Health. 2018 Dec 13;18(Suppl 4):1313. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6197-8
Routine immunization community surveys as a tool for guiding program implementation in Kaduna state, Nigeria 2015-2016.Nomhwange TI, Shuaib F, Braka F, Godwin S, Kariko U, Gregory U, Tegegne SG, Okposen B, Onoka C.
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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Nov 16;67(45):1261-1264. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6745a2
Global Routine Vaccination Coverage - 2017. -
Vaccine. 2018 Dec 18;36(52):7965-7974. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.11.005
Coverage and timeliness of vaccination and the validity of routine estimates: Insights from a vaccine registry in Kenya.Adetifa IMO, Karia B, Mutuku A, Bwanaali T, Makumi A, Wafula J, Chome M, Mwatsuma P, Bauni E, Hammitt LL, Mataza C, Tabu C, Kamau T, Williams TN, Scott JAG.
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PLoS One. 2018 Oct 31;13(10):e0206566. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206566. eCollection 2018
Factors influencing the routine immunization status of children aged 2-3 years in China. -
Vaccine. 2018 Nov 19;36(48):7361-7368. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.10.020
Micro-planning for immunization in Kaduna State, Nigeria: Lessons learnt, 2017.Umeh GC, Madubu DM, Korir C, Loveday N, Ishaku S, Iyal H, Omoleke SA, I Nomhwange T, Aliyu A, Musa A, Dankoli R, Mi Ningi A, Braka F, Dogo PM, Soba H, Iliyasu N.
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Vaccine. 2018 Nov 26;36(49):7549-7555. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.10.048
Factors influencing the performance of routine immunization in urban areas: A comparative case study of two cities in Cameroon: Douala and Yaoundé. -
BMJ Open. 2018 Oct 24;8(10):e022634. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022634.
Equity and determinants of routine child immunisation programme among tribal and non-tribal populations in rural Tangail subdistrict, Bangladesh: a cohort study. -
J Immunol Sci. 2018 Aug 2;Suppl(9):63-67.
Delivery of Multiple Child and Maternal Health Interventions during Supplementary Immunization Campaign in Rwanda, 2013: Lessons Learnt.Sibomana H, Jered M, Rugambawa C, Chakauya JM, Shibeshi ME, Okeibunor J, Mihigo R, Bhaskar R.
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J Immunol Sci. 2018 Aug 2;Suppl(8):55-62
Efforts to Reach More Children with Effective Vaccines Through Routine Immunization in The WHO African Region: 2013-2015. -
Confl Health. 2019 Feb 26;13:5. doi: 10.1186/s13031-019-0188-y
Cost-effectiveness of birth-dose hepatitis B vaccination among refugee populations in the African region: a series of case studies. -
Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 7;68(Supplement_2):S59-S66. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1104
A Phase II, Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Safety and Immunogenicity Trial of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: A Methods Paper.Laurens MB, Sirima SB, Rotrosen ET, Siribie M, Tiono A, Ouedraogo A, Liang Y, Jamka LP, Kotloff KL, Neuzil KM.
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Vaccine. 2019 Apr 3;37(15):2106-2121. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.02.045
Vaccine non-receipt and refusal in Ethiopia: The expanded program on immunization coverage survey, 2012. -
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Mar 1;68(8):195-200. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6808a2
Progress Toward Hepatitis B Control and Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus - Western Pacific Region, 2005-2017 -
Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Feb 19. pii: ciz143. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz143
Seroprotection at different levels of the health care system after routine vaccination with DTPw-HepB-Hib in Lao PDR.Hefele L, Syphan S, Xayavong D, Homsana A, Kleine D, Chanthavilay P, Nouanthong P, Xaydalasouk K, Phathammavong O, Billamay S, Xeuatvongsa A, Reinharz D, Muller CP, Black AP.
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Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Feb 15;68(Supplement_1):S27-S30. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy878
Introduction of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccines in Africa and Asia.
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