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HIV-Positive Youth May Lack Immunity to MMR DiseasesHIV-Positive Youth May Lack Immunity to MMR Diseases
Despite vaccination, one third to one half of children who contracted HIV at birth did not show immunity to measles, mumps, or rubella (MMR) in a retrospective study. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
CAR: Providing Medical Assistance to Displaced People in Carnot
Field newsCAR: Providing Medical Assistance to Displaced People in Carnot
September 18, 2015
After two suspected cases of measles were reported in the camp for displaced people in Carnot, Central African Republic (CAR), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières vaccinated 186 children between six months and fifteen years of age against the killer disease in just one day.
Source: MSF News - September 18, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Elias Primoff Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Is a measles epidemic becoming more likely in the US?
Recent measles outbreaks in the US have led to concerns about the number of children not fully vaccinated. If coverage drops to 98% of its current level, an epidemic is possible.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Traveling Americans at Risk for Hepatitis A, MeaslesTraveling Americans at Risk for Hepatitis A, Measles
Fewer than half of people who had a CDC pretravel healthcare visit got the MMR vaccine before their trip, study says. A 2nd study reports a hepatitis outbreak among unvaccinated Americans in Mexico. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Large Number of Children in US at Risk for MeaslesLarge Number of Children in US at Risk for Measles
Numbers from the National Immunization Survey show that even a small sustained drop in vaccinations from current levels could open up the risk for a widespread outbreak. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Storytelling in the context of vaccine refusal: a strategy to improve communication and immunisation
The December 2014 outbreak of measles in California impacted over 100 children and served as a reminder that this disease still plagues the USA, even 50 years following the first licensed vaccine. Refusal of vaccination is a complicated and multifaceted issue, one that clearly demands a closer look by paediatricians and public health officials alike. While medical doctors and scientists are trained to practice ‘evidence-based medicine’, and studies of vaccine safety and efficacy speak the language of statistics, there is reason to believe that this is not the most effective strategy for communicating with ...
Source: Medical Humanities - March 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cawkwell, P. B., Oshinsky, D. Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Medical News Today: Refusal to immunize linked to outbreaks of measles and pertussis
As more people seek exemptions for immunization against infectious diseases, figures show that those who do not receive vaccinations are more likely to be involved in an outbreak.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Parents ' Vaccine Acceptance Continues to Rise, Clinicians Say Parents ' Vaccine Acceptance Continues to Rise, Clinicians Say
A comparison of the 2016 and 2015 Medscape surveys on vaccine acceptance shows that the increase last year wasn ' t a temporary boost from reaction to the California measles outbreak. Still, more than 1 in 3 clinicians see no gains. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Third MMR Dose May Be Useful in Mumps Outbreaks Third MMR Dose May Be Useful in Mumps Outbreaks
The CDC suggests a third dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine may be considered to help control mumps outbreaks, but proof of efficacy is needed.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Statins prevent 80,000 heart attacks and strokes a year in UK, study finds
Study in Lancet says risk of side-effects has been exaggerated and controversy will cause 2,000 extra heart attacks and strokes over next decadeStatins to lower cholesterol prevent 80,000 heart attacks and strokes every year in the UK, far outweighing the harm from rare side-effects, according to a review of the evidence which aims to put a heated controversy to rest and reassure the public that statins are safe.The review is published by the Lancet medical journal, whose editor, Richard Horton, likened the harm done to public confidence by the critics of statins to that caused by the paper his journal published on the MMR...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 8, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Statins Society Health Medical research Science GPs Doctors NHS UK news Source Type: news
Measles Remains a Threat Despite Global Vaccination Efforts Measles Remains a Threat Despite Global Vaccination Efforts
Mass measles vaccination campaigns saved more than 20 million children in the past 15 years, but hundreds of children still die of the disease every day, new data show.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Victims, vectors and villains: are those who opt out of vaccination morally responsible for the deaths of others?
Mass vaccination has been a successful public health strategy for many contagious diseases. The immunity of the vaccinated also protects others who cannot be safely or effectively vaccinated—including infants and the immunosuppressed. When vaccination rates fall, diseases like measles can rapidly resurge in a population. Those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons are at the highest risk of severe disease and death. They thus may bear the burden of others' freedom to opt out of vaccination. It is often asked whether it is legitimate for states to adopt and enforce mandatory universal vaccination. Yet this negl...
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - November 22, 2016 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Jamrozik, E., Handfield, T., Selgelid, M. J. Tags: Open access Extended essay Source Type: research
Global eradication of measles: Are we poised ?
Raghavendra D Kulkarni, GS Ajantha, Aithal R Kiran, KR PravinchandraIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2017 35(1):10-16
Measles, a highly infectious viral disease is the next target for eradication following poliovirus. Decades of experience with highly effective vaccination has invigorated us to take on this virus. The task is not only Titanic but is laced with intricate issues. Recently, an outbreak of fever with rash occurred on a tertiary care teaching hospital campus and was confirmed serologically as measles outbreak by IgMELISA. Therefore, we searched the literature related to outbreaks, transmission of the mea...
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - March 15, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Raghavendra D Kulkarni GS Ajantha Aithal R Kiran KR Pravinchandra Source Type: research
Medical News Today: Spotting the vaccine-preventable diseases that are back in the waiting room
Measles, mumps, whooping cough, and tuberculosis are making a comeback.
Why is spotting the symptoms in some cases like detective work?
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Measles Transmission Continues in Minnesota Measles Transmission Continues in Minnesota
During an ongoing measles outbreak, health officials recommend an accelerated MMR vaccination schedule among US-born Somali children in particular, to reverse low vaccination rates in this population.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
