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Measles outbreaks in displaced populations: a review of transmission, morbidity and mortality associated factors

BMC International Health and Human Rights — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: Measles patterns have varied over time among populations displaced by natural and man-made disasters. Appropriate risk assessment and surveillance strategies are essential approaches for reducing morbidity and mortality due to measles. Learning from past experiences of measles outbreaks in displaced populations is important for designing future strategies for measles control in such situations. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)

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Quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: a review of safety, efficacy, and pharmacoeconomics

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

What is known and background: The introduction of vaccines has lead to a significant reduction in morbidity and mortality from diseases such as measles, rubella and poliomyelitis, as well as the eradication of smallpox (Ertl HC, Xiang Z (1996) The Journal of Immunology, 156, 3579[ndash]3582). A recent vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the recombinant quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Merck, Gardasil®). Concerns raised with this preventive measure include safety and efficacy issues as well as the financial implications. Furthermore, the use of the vaccine in women outside the currently approved age ranges and in adolescent boys and men has also been a source of debate.Objective: A review of two licensed HPV vaccines (Gardasil, Merck and Cervarix, ...

A review of data needed to parameterize a dynamic model of measles in developing countries

BMC Research Notes — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: It is possible to develop a broadly informative dynamic model of measles transmission in low-income country settings based on existing literature, though it may be difficult to develop a model that is closely tailored to any given country. Greater efforts to collect data specific to low-income countries would aid in control efforts by allowing highly population-specific models to be developed. (Source: BMC Research Notes)

A review of data needed to parameterize a dynamic model of measles in developing countries

BMC Research Notes — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Description of two measles outbreaks in the Lazio Region, Italy (2006-2007). Importance of pockets of low vaccine coverage in sustaining the infection

BMC Infectious Diseases — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: Communities with low vaccine coverage represent a more serious public health threat than do sporadic susceptible individuals. The successful elimination of measles will require additional efforts to immunize low vaccine coverage population groups including hard-to-reach individuals, adolescents, and young adults. An enhanced surveillance systems, which includes viral genotyping to document chains of transmission, is an essential tool for evaluating strategy to control and eliminate measles. (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)

7 babies die of measles

IOL: Health — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:27:38 +0100

"We do have vaccines, but definitely something isn't working right in the system," says Health MEC Theuns Botha, after measles killed seven Western Cape babies in a month. (Source: IOL: Health)

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Spotlight on measles 2010: Measles outbreak in Ireland 2009-2010

Eurosurveillance latest news — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Measles cases are increasing in Ireland, with 320 cases notified since August 2009. Nearly two-thirds of these cases (n=206) were unvaccinated. In the early stages of the outbreak a substantial number of cases were linked to the Traveller community with some cases also reported among the Roma community, other citizens from eastern Europe and children whose parents objected to vaccination. By February 2010, there had been considerable spread to the general population. (Source: Eurosurveillance latest news)

Vaccination: An option not to be ignored

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:31:25 +0100

Outbreaks of measles are seemingly on the rise, mainly because of lower vaccination rates, which are in part due to the unfounded fear that the vaccine causes autism. (Source: Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine)

“Paranoia Strikes Deep”*: MMR Vaccine and Autism

Psychiatric Times — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100

On February 12, 2009, the US Court of Federal Claims issued a trio of long-awaited decisions in its Omnibus Autism Proceeding. The 3 were representative cases chosen from more than 5500 pending MMR/autism cases by the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Each presented the theory that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in combination with thimerosal, a mercury-based ingredient contained in some diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP), diphtheria-tetanus–acellular pertussis (DTaP), hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccines, causes autism. In nearly 700 combined pages that reviewed the scientific and epidemiological evidence, all 3 opinions determined that the plaintiffs had not demonstrated a link between these vaccines and autism. (Source: Psychiatric Times)

Association Between Child Immunization and Availability of Health Infrastructure in Slums in India [Article]

Archives of Pediatrics — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:50:48 +0100

Conclusions We found that presence of a UHC was positively associated with immunization status of children in slums. These results suggest a need for greater public attention to expand coverage of slums through UHCs. (Source: Archives of Pediatrics)

Are Patient-Held Vaccination Records Associated With Improved Vaccination Coverage Rates?

PEDIATRICS — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:02:28 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Use of patient-held vaccination records is an easily implemented strategy that is associated with increased immunization rates. A greater effect was seen in groups at risk for underimmunization. Methods to incorporate and to ensure effective use of these records should be implemented. (Source: PEDIATRICS)

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Antibody status in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome.

Yonsei Medical Journal — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: IgG levels correlated positively with albumin levels, and all antibodies, including immune and natural antibodies, were depressed in the acute stage of NS. Our results suggest that hypogammaglobulinaemia in NS may be associated with intravascular homeostasis of oncotic pressure. PMID: 20191016 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Yonsei Medical Journal)

Contribution of Integrated Campaign Distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets to Coverage of Target Groups and Total Populations in Malaria-Endemic Areas in Madagascar.

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Kulkarni MA, Eng JV, Desrochers RE, Cotte AH, Goodson JL, Johnston A, Wolkon A, Erskine M, Berti P, Rakotoarisoa A, Ranaivo L, Peat J In October 2007, Madagascar conducted a nationwide integrated campaign to deliver measles vaccination, mebendazole, and vitamin A to children six months to five years of age. In 59 of the 111 districts, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) were delivered to children less than five years of age in combination with the other interventions. A community-based, cross-sectional survey assessed LLIN ownership and use six months post-campaign during the rainy season. LLIN ownership was analyzed by wealth quintile to assess equity. In the 59 districts, 76.8% of households possessed at least one LLIN from any source and 56.4% of households possessed a c...

Controversies in Vaccine Mandates

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Policies that mandate immunization have always been controversial. The controversies take different forms in different contexts.For routine childhood immunizations, many parents have fears about both short- and long-term side effects. Parental worries change as the rate of vaccination in the community changes. When most children are vaccinated, parents worry more about side effects than they do about disease. Because of these worries, immunization rates go down. As immunization rates go down, disease rates go up, and parents worry less about side effects of vaccination and more about the complications of the diseases. Immunization rates then go up.For teenagers, controversies arise about the criteria that should guide policies that mandate, rather than merely recommend and encourage, certa...

ACIP immunization update.

The Journal of Family Practice — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Campos-Outcalt D The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) made a number of major new recommendations last year. These new recommendations address: expanded use of hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccine; preferences for combination vaccines; timing of poliovirus vaccine doses; resumption of the normal Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) schedule, as shortages have resolved; the use of a new bivalent human papilloma virus (HPV2) vaccine in women and quadrivalent (HPV4) vaccine in men; a reduced-dose schedule for rabies postexposure prophylaxis; proof of immunity against mumps, measles, and rubella for health care workers; and recommendations for meningococcal vaccine boosters. PMID: 20230733 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Journal of Family Practice)

Lancet Retracts Article Linking Vaccines, Autism

Clinical Psychiatry News — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The U.K. medical journal the Lancet has taken the unusual step of withdrawing an article it published—a study of 12 children with behavioral disorders that developed after administration of vaccines or the onset of measles or otitis media. (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)

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[Comment] Respiratory administration of measles vaccine

LANCET — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

With 279 000 reported cases and 197 000 deaths per year, measles continues to be an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality, especially in low-income countries. In 2008, the World Health Assembly reaffirmed the goal to reduce mortality from measles by more than 90% in 2010, compared with rates from 2000. Moreover, WHO's executive board has instructed its organisation to explore the feasibility of global measles elimination. Programmatic and technological innovation will be needed to sustain recent successes in reduction of the global burden of measles. (Source: LANCET)

Intralesional immunotherapy of common warts: successful treatment with mumps, measles and rubella vaccine

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusions Intralesional immunotherapy by MMR vaccine is a promising effective and safe treatment modality for common warts, particularly the multiple ones. (Source: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology)

Mumps Outbreak Affects More than 1,500 in New York, New Jersey

AAFP Clinical Care and Research — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:00:00 +0100

An outbreak of mumps in New York and New Jersey has expanded to more than 1,500 reported cases, and the CDC is reminding physicians that outbreaks can occur even in communities with high two-dose coverage of the measles, mumps and rubella -- or MMR -- vaccine. (Source: AAFP Clinical Care and Research)

Director's Comments: MMR Vaccine-Autism Paper Retracted

What's New on MedlinePlus — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:14:53 +0100

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on the retracted MMR vaccine-autism paper. The transcript is also available. A 1998 paper that tied the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism and bowel problems recently was retracted by The Lancet... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)

What editorial writers are saying about autism study retraction

American Medical News — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The Lancet in February retracted a 1998 study that incorrectly linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism. (Source: American Medical News)

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Parents urged to consider MMR jab

Nursing in Practice — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:56:08 +0100

Health experts in the north east are advising parents to give their children the MMR vaccine after a significant increase in cases of measles (Source: Nursing in Practice)

Bangladesh To Vaccinate 20 Million Children Against Measles

Pediatrics News From Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Also In Global Health News: Boosting Banana Production; Measles Vaccines In Bangladesh; NTDs; Burkina Faso Maternal Care; Health Care, HIV In S.A.

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Moderate Fertilizer Use Could Double Banana Production In East Africa, Improve Food Security A study of almost 200 farms in Uganda, funded by USAID and carried out by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), found that moderate use of mineral fertilizers could double banana production in East Africa and improve the lives of more than 70 million people dependent on the crop for food and income, the East African/allAfrica.com reports (Mande, 2/15). A majority of banana growers in the region make no use of fertilizers, the study found, afrol News writes (2/12)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Bangladesh To Vaccinate 20 Million Children Against Measles

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Bangladesh will vaccinate more than 20 million children against measles during a two-week measles campaign starting tomorrow and ending on February 28, 2010. All children aged 9 months to less than 5 years will be given measles vaccine, while all children aged 0 to 5 years will be given two drops of polio vaccine. More than 50,000 health staff, 600,000 volunteers and NGO workers have been mobilized in order to carry out the campaign. They will work in 120,000 vaccinations sites spread across the country... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Also In Global Health News: Boosting Banana Production; Measles Vaccines In Bangladesh; NTDs; Burkina Faso Maternal Care; Health Care, HIV In S.A.

HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100

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Prevalence of protective measles antibody levels in umbilical cord blood samples in Catalonia, Spain.

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Plans P, Costa J, Domínguez A, Torner N, Borras E, Plasència A The prevalence of protective antibody levels (>160 mIU/ml) in neonates was 98.5 %. The mean measles antibody level was 3406 mIU/ml and increased with maternal age. Measles vaccination was reported by 42 % of pregnant women and decreased with age. PMID: 20164254 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology)

Namibia: Measles Campaign Targets Thousands

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:07:01 +0100

FIFTEEN thousand and more people have received measles shots during the past two days as part of the mass measles vaccination campaign launched in the Kunene Region on Tuesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

UNICEF backs measles vaccination campaign in Bangladesh

UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

More than 20 million Bangladeshi children will be vaccinated against measles over the next two weeks as part of a campaign backed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to try to eradicate the deadly disease in the South Asian nation. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)

What is the Seroconversion Rate of Mumps Vaccine?

PediatricEducation.org — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:13:37 +0100

Discussion Mumps is caused by a paramyxoviridae family virus and humans are the only known host. The spread is from infected respiratory tract secretions. Mumps causes swelling of one or more salivary glands, in particular the parotid glands. Up to 1/3 of patients do not have salivary swelling that is apparent. Parotitis in children is usually not due to mumps and can be caused by several other viruses including coxsackieviruses, cytomegalovirus, enteroviruruses, human immunodeficiency virus, and parainfluenza virus. It can also be causes by Staphlococcus aureus, mycobacterium (nontuberculous), cirrhosis, diabetes, drug reactions and malnutrition. Mumps complications include central nervous system problems (including hearing problems, cerebellar ataxia, radiculitis), arthritis, myocarditi...

Lancet Withdraws Article on Vaccine's Safety

Family Practice News — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The U.K. medical journal the Lancet has taken the unusual step of withdrawing an article it published—a study of 12 children with behavioral disorders that developed following administration of vaccines or the onset of measles or otitis media. (Source: Family Practice News)

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Another Study Refutes Vaccination-Autism Link

MedlinePlus Health News — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0100

Whether measles shot was alone or in combination didn't matter, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: Autism, Childhood Immunization (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)

BWH Docs Establish Field Hospital, Continue Efforts in Haiti

BWH News — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

At a field hospital set up by BWH’s Hilarie Cranmer, MD, MPH, and Stephanie Rosborough, MD, MPH, more than 500 patients are receiving surgical and medical care, including measles vaccinations. (Source: BWH News)

Update: mumps outbreak --- new york and new jersey, june 2009--january 2010.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: State and local health departments, in collaboration with CDC, continue to investigate a mumps outbreak that began in New York in June 2009. The index case occurred in a boy aged 11 years who had returned on June 17 from a trip to the United Kingdom, where approximately 7,400 reports of laboratory-confirmed mumps were received by the Health Protection Agency in 2009. He then attended a New York summer camp for tradition-observant Jewish boys, where he became symptomatic on June 28. Subsequently, other camp attendees and a staff member were reported to have mumps, and transmission continued in multiple locations when the camp attendees returned home. As of January 29, 2010, a total of 1,521 cases had been reported, with onset dates from June 28, 2009, through January 29, 2010...

Researchers Reveal 3-D Structure Of Bullet-Shaped Virus With Potential To Fight Cancer, HIV

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Vesicular stomatitis virus, or VSV, has long been a model system for studying and understanding the life cycle of negative-strand RNA viruses, which include viruses that cause influenza, measles and rabies. More importantly, research has shown that VSV has the potential to be genetically modified to serve as an anti-cancer agent, exercising high selectivity in killing cancer cells while sparing healthy cells, and as a potent vaccine against HIV. For such modifications to occur, however, scientists must have an accurate picture of the virus's structure... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Researchers Reveal 3-D Structure Of Bullet-Shaped Virus With Potential To Fight Cancer, HIV

Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100

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Mumps outbreak spreads among people who got vaccinated against mumps

NaturalNews.com — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100

(NaturalNews) To hear the vaccine pushers say it, all the recent outbreaks of mumps and measles are caused by too few people seeking out vaccinations. It's all those "non-vaccinated people" who are a danger to society, they say, because they can spread disease.Reality tells a different story, however: It is the vaccinated people who are causing these outbreaks and spreading disease!Just this week, an outbreak of mumps among more than 1,000 people in New Jersey and New York has raised alarm among infectious disease authorities. The outbreak itself is not unusual, though. What's unusual is that the health authorities slipped up and admitted that most of the people infected with mumps had already been vaccinated against mumps.In Ocean County, New Jersey, county spokeswoman Leslie Terjesen tol...

Autism and diet: Many questions to digest

washingtonpost.com - Health — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

Last week, the British medical journal the Lancet, which had originally published a controversial 1998 study by British researcher Andrew Wakefield that implied a link between autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, formally retracted that study. In the wake of this, one of the tan... (Source: washingtonpost.com - Health)

Journal Retracts Controversial Study Linking MMR Vaccine, Autism

AAFP Clinical Care and Research — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:05:00 +0100

The Lancet has fully retracted the 1998 study that linked autism to the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine after an independent panel recently concluded that the study was flawed and its lead author's conduct was "dishonest, irresponsible and misleading." The Lancet's editors said it has become clear that several elements of the original paper by Andrew Wakefield, M.D., and his co-authors are "incorrect" and "contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation." (Source: AAFP Clinical Care and Research)

Additional Evidence Refutes Vaccine-Autism Link

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100

As a pivotal paper linking childhood vaccinations to autism is discredited, a new study finds no evidence that the measles vaccine-given alone or as part of a combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine-increases the risk of autism in children. The study appears in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Additional Evidence Refutes Vaccine-Autism Link

Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100

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Autism and diet: Many questions to digest

Wash Post Health — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:04:03 +0100

Last week, the British medical journal the Lancet, which had originally published a controversial 1998 study by British researcher Andrew Wakefield that implied a link between autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, formally retracted that study . In the wake of this, one of the... (Source: Wash Post Health)

South Africa: Three Million Vaccinations By April

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:31:41 +0100

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health is to vaccinate close to three million children against measles by the end of April. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Haiti aid groups aim to vaccinate 140,000

CBC | Health — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:05:18 +0100

Aid groups planned to launch an emergency vaccination campaign in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday in a bid to ward off measles, diptheria and tetanus. (Source: CBC | Health)

Researchers reveal 3-D structure of bullet-shaped virus with potential to fight cancer, HIV

UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Study Linking Autism And Vaccines Is Retracted By Medical Journal

Pediatrics News From Medical News Today — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The Los Angeles Times: "Twelve years after Dr. Andrew Wakefield published his research in the international medical journal the Lancet purporting that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes autism, the journal on Tuesday formally retracted the paper. ... the U.K. General Medical Council's Fitness to Practice Panel concluded that [Dr... (Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today)

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Study Linking Autism And Vaccines Is Retracted By Medical Journal

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The Los Angeles Times: "Twelve years after Dr. Andrew Wakefield published his research in the international medical journal the Lancet purporting that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes autism, the journal on Tuesday formally retracted the paper. ... the U.K. General Medical Council's Fitness to Practice Panel concluded that [Dr. Andrew] Wakefield had provided false information in the report and acted with 'callous disregard' for the [12] children in the study. ... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Expert Comments On Lancet Retracting Major Autism Study

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100

Rae Sonnenmeier, clinical associate professor of communication sciences and disorders at the University of New Hampshire and staff member at UNH's Institute on Disability, is available to discuss the announcement yesterday (Feb. 2, 2010) by the medical journal The Lancet regarding the retraction of a paper that caused a 12-year international battle over the links between the three-in-one childhood vaccine MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and autism. "Many families have refused to have their children vaccinated because of the concern that the vaccines were not safe... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

The Lancet Retracts Study Linking MMR Vaccine, Autism

Modern Medicine — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

On Feb. 2, The Lancet retracted a controversial 1998 study that linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and gastrointestinal problems. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman Applauding Gates Foundation $10 Billion Pledge For Vaccines

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0100

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's unprecedented commitment of $10 billion towards the research, development and delivery of vaccines over the next 10 years emphasizes the essential role immunizations play in reducing maternal and child mortality. Worldwide, polio cases have been reduced by over 99 per cent since 1988 and measles deaths fell by 78 per cent between 2000 and 2008. In 2008, according to experts' estimates, a record 106 million children or infants were immunized, more than ever before... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman Applauding Gates Foundation $10 Billion Pledge For Vaccines

Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0100

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's unprecedented commitment of $10 billion towards the research, development and delivery of vaccines over the next 10 years emphasizes the essential role immunizations play in reducing maternal and child mortality. Worldwide, polio cases have been reduced by over 99 per cent since 1988 and measles deaths fell by 78 per cent between 2000 and 2008... (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)

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Doc: Blame Med Journal for Measles Deaths

Health News: CBSNews.com — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:30:08 +0100

After Lancet Retracts Study Linking Autism to MMR Vaccine, Big Vaccine Backer Says Lancet, Others Should Be Held Accountable (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

Research Retraction Breaks Link Between Autism And Mmr Vaccine, Says Neurologist

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100

The Lancet, a premier British medical journal, retracted a study published in 1998 that drew a link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and increased incidence of autism. Alan Percy, M.D., professor of pediatric neurology and medical director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Civitan International Research Center, said the retracted study's findings long have been questioned by the scientific community. "Over the years, study after study had found no causal relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism," said Percy... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Research Retraction Breaks Link Between Autism And Mmr Vaccine, Says Neurologist

Public Health News From Medical News Today — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100

Lancet retracts paper linking vaccine to autism

Wash Post Health — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

The Lancet medical journal formally retracted a paper Tuesday that caused a 12-year international battle over links between autism and the childhood vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. (Source: Wash Post Health)

Lancet retracts paper linking vaccine to autism

washingtonpost.com - Health — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

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Controversial autism study retracted

CNN.com - Health — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:33:00 +0100

The medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday retracted a controversial 1998 paper that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism. (Source: CNN.com - Health)

Leading medical journal retracts controversial MMR study

OnMedica Latest News — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Lancet retracts Wakefield study following GMC decisionRelated items from OnMedicaChickenpox vaccine may also reduce the risk of shinglesHPA warns of possible measles epidemicMeningitis cases at record low, announces Health Secretary Parents of new babies should have whooping cough boosterHib cases down due to vaccine campaign (Source: OnMedica Latest News)

The Lancet Retracts Study Linking MMR Vaccine, Autism

Modern Medicine — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

On Feb. 2, The Lancet retracted a controversial 1998 study that linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and gastrointestinal problems. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Vaccine-Autism Study Is Retracted

NYT > Health — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:10:37 +0100

The Lancet, a major British medical journal, on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease. (Source: NYT > Health)

Lancet retracts MMR link to autism

FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:03:16 +0100

The research paper that triggered claims linking autism to the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella has been retracted by the Lancet, the medical journal that published it more than a decade ago (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)

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Study linking vaccine, autism retracted

OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:31:00 +0100

A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease. The retraction by The Lancet comes a day after a competing medical journal, BMJ, issued an embargoed commentary... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)

Lancet Retracts Autism Study

WSJ.com: Health — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:40:09 +0100

The major British medical journal formally retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)

The Lancet retracts autism/vaccine study

Health News - UPI.com — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:34:32 +0100

LONDON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The Lancet, a British medical journal, retracted a 1998 study that linked the childhood measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)

Medical journal retracts controversial study

CNN.com - Health — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:57:07 +0100

The medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday retracted a controversial 1998 paper that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism. (Source: CNN.com - Health)

'Lancet' medical journal retracts study linking vaccine to autism

USATODAY.com Health — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:21:19 +0100

A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

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Journal Retracts Study Linking Vaccines, Autism

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:04:15 +0100

A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)

Report linking autism to vaccines is retracted by medical journal

L.A. Times - Health — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:34:00 +0100

The Lancet issues a retraction on the 12-year-old paper by Dr. Andrew Wakefield, which had said the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes autism. The report led to a sharp drop in vaccination rates. Twelve years after Dr. Andrew Wakefield published his research in the international medical journal the Lancet purporting that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes autism, the journal on Tuesday formally retracted the paper. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)

Report linking autism to vaccines is retracted by medical journal

Los Angeles Times - Science — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:34:00 +0100

Lancet retracts 'utterly false' MMR paper

Guardian Unlimited Science — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:29:04 +0100

After medical council ruling last week that MMR doctor Andrew Wakefield was dishonest, journal finally quashes paperThe Lancet today finally retracted the paper that sparked a crisis in MMR vaccination across the UK, following the General Medical Council's decision that its lead author, Andrew Wakefield, had been dishonest.The medical journal's editor, Richard Horton, told the Guardian today that he realised as soon as he read the GMC findings that the paper, published in February 1998, had to be retracted. "It was utterly clear, without any ambiguity at all, that the statements in the paper were utterly false," he said. "I feel I was deceived."Many in the scientific and medical community have been pressing for the paper, linking the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) jab to bowel disease an...

Lancet retracts study linking vaccine to autism

CTV Health — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:03:15 +0100

In a terse statement, The Lancet medical journal formally retracted Tuesday a 12-year-old paper that drew a link between autism and the childhood vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella. (Source: CTV Health)

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Lancet Retracts Autism, MMR Vaccine Study

WDSU.com - Health — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:08:40 +0100

British medical journal the Lancet retracts a flawed 1998 study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)

Autism-vaccine study retracted

CBC | Health — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:39:48 +0100

British medical journal The Lancet says it has retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease. (Source: CBC | Health)

Study linking vaccine, autism retracted

OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:21:00 +0100

Report linking autism to vaccines is retracted by medical journal

OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:34:00 +0100

Twelve years after Dr. Andrew Wakefield published his research in the international medical journal the Lancet purporting that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes autism, the journal on Tuesday formally retracted the paper. The action came less than... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)

British medical journal retracts flawed 1998 study that linked measles vaccine to autism

OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:57:00 +0100

LONDON (AP) — A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease. The retraction by The Lancet comes a day after a competing medical journal, BMJ, issued an... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)

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The Lancet medical journal retracts flawed autism study originally published in 1998

OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:39:00 +0100

LONDON (AP) — British medical journal The Lancet says it has retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease. The Lancet published the controversial paper by Andrew Wakefield and colleagues in... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)

Measles alert issued in Cape Town

IOL: Health — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:49:35 +0100

Cape Town health officials have urged parents to take their children for measles vaccinations after an outbreak of the viral infection in the city. (Source: IOL: Health)

Viewpoint: Does The Lancet's retraction make a difference?

Modern Medicine Contemporary Pediatrics — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

An editorial that examines the link between receipt of the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and the development of autism, in the wake of a recent journal retraction. (Source: Modern Medicine Contemporary Pediatrics)

Lancet Withdraws Article That Linked MMR, Autism

Pediatric News — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

MMR: taking a shot in the dark

Telegraph Health — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:24:26 +0100

Most parents are as ignorant as I am on the measles triple vaccine, says Jemima Lewis (Source: Telegraph Health)

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Ruling on doctor in MMR scare

NHS News Feed — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:54:00 +0100

The doctor who sparked the MMR controversy was “dishonest, irresponsible and showed callous disregard for the distress and pain” of children, the General Medical Council (GMC) has ruled. The ruling has been reported by many newspapers. The GMC said Dr Andrew Wakefield “abused his position of trust” when conducting research into a proposed link between the MMR vaccine, autism and bowel disorders. He carried out clinically unnecessary and invasive tests on children without ethical approval or appropriate qualifications. Wakefield also failed to disclose conflicts of interest to The Lancet medical journal, which in 1998 published the research paper that sparked the MMR scare. The paper has since been withdrawn by The Lancet and discredited. The scare nonetheless led to a dramatic dro...

Doc Who Tied Vaccine to Autism Ruled Unethical

TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:25:00 +0100

British medical authorities rule that Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind research that linked the triple Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism, acted "dishonestly and with "callous disregard" for the children involved in his study (Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories)

Haiti: Epidemiologist outlines health needs after earthquake

MSF News — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:30:00 +0100

In the days after the earthquake in Haiti, the media inundated audiences with images of massive destruction and the horrible toll the disaster took on human lives. They showed an alarming number of dead bodies, leading some to worry that those bodies would spread disease. This concern is largely unfounded. Dead bodies are generally not the source of an outbreak or a cause of propagating an epidemic. People are much more likely while they're alive to spread disease, when they actually have the symptoms of disease. So the bodies are of course a concern, but from an epidemiological point of view they are not a priority. Every natural disaster unfolds a bit differently and the priorities in Haiti are evolving. In the beginning we saw large numbers of trauma, wounds and crushing injuries. We ...

Society daily 29.01.10

Guardian Unlimited Science — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:36:39 +0100

Dr Wakefield is not the only guilty party in the MMR row; police harness the power of prayer to catch criminals; and the shadow secretary for universities uncovers a conspiracyToday's top Society news and commentWakefield found "irresponsible" by GMC over MMR scareBen Goldacre: MMR scare - the media are equally guiltyDatablog: Measles immunisation - how the UK comparesMichele Hanson: hands off our local A&E All today's Society Guardian storiesOther newsA christian police group which believes the power of prayer can catch criminals has been awarded a £10,000 grant by the Home Office to strengthen its links with church groups, reports the Independent.The Wakefield verdict: what the papers sayBen Goldacre, writing in the Guardian, points out that Andrew Wakefield - wrong as he was - is being...

Blair, Wakefield, climate change – beware of scapegoats | Michael White

Guardian Unlimited Science — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:10:52 +0100

I don't like witch-hunts even of people I mistrust, because minds are best kept open against the pressures of conformityThere seems to be a lot of zeal in the atmosphere this week. Not just over Tony Blair's appearance before the Chilcot inquiry today, but Scott Roeder, that righteous born-again Christian doctor-killer in Kansas and, of course, the case of Dr Andrew Wakefield, the MMR researcher.As overnight media has been reporting, Wakefield and two colleagues were condemned by the General Medical Council's disciplinary panel in ferocious terms yesterday. Wakefield was accused of "dishonesty and irresponsibility" as well as a "callous disregard" for the suffering of children whom he tested without appropriate consents or safeguards.Yet when the verdict was announced there were cries of "...

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MMR/Autism Doctor Acted 'Dishonestly,' 'Irresponsibly'

WebMD Health — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100

The British doctor who led a study suggesting a link between the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine and autism acted "dishonestly and irresponsibly," a U.K. regulatory panel has ruled. (Source: WebMD Health)

The media are equally guilty over the MMR vaccine scare

Guardian Unlimited Science — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:12:53 +0100

Andrew Wakefield was at the centre of a media storm about the MMR vaccine and is now being blamed by journalists as if he were the only one at faultIn medicine, "untoward incident inquiries" tend to look for systems failures, rather than one individual to blame. It's certainly clear that Andrew Wakefield and his co-defendants failed to meet the high standards required of doctors in research. The GMC found he was "misleading" "dishonest" and "irresponsible" in the way he described where the children in the 1998 paper came from, by implying that they were routine clinic referrals.As the GMC has also found, these children were subjected to a programme of unpleasant and invasive tests which were not performed in their own clinical interest, but rather for research purposes, and these tests wer...

MMR-scare doctor found in breach of duty

FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:56:37 +0100

Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind fiercely disputed claims that the MMR – measles, mumps and rubella – vaccine causes autism, has been found in breach of his duties by his professional body (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)

Immunization schedule released

Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:20:30 +0100

It’s that time of year when we think about immunizations. That’s because every January the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issue an updated immunization schedule. The online version is on the CDC’s web site. There are three schedules: one for birth to 6, one for 7 to 18 and a “catch-up” schedule for kids who start late or have interruptions for whatever reason. Immunization is an evolving science, and new vaccines are created all the time. Once we start getting experience with them, it’s not unusual to change the timing or number of doses. And sometimes vaccines get taken off the schedule, either because there’s a newer and better version, or (rarely) because of problems. This year, there are only a few changes: • The va...

From the Lancet to the GMC: how Dr Andrew Wakefield fell from grace

Guardian Unlimited Science — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:37:50 +0100

Sarah Boseley charts the downfall of the consultant whose report led to a drop in MMR uptake and divided medical opinion• MMR doctor 'failed to act in interests of children'It all began with a paper published in the prestigious Lancet medical journal in February 1998.The paper caused a massive slump in the numbers of children being vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella and the repercussions are still with us now – MMR uptake has never completely recovered.The authors were Dr Andrew Wakefield, Dr Simon Murch and Professor John Walker-Smith, who were all at the time working at the Royal Free hospital in London.Wakefield was the lead author of the study and chief proponent of the theory that there was a link between the MMR jab, given to children around the age of 18 months and ag...

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GMC ruling due on research practices of MMR study doctor

NeLM - News — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Source: BBC Health News Area: News BBC News reports that the General Medical Council (GMC) is to decide if Dr. Andrew Wakefield is guilty of unethical research practices. Dr. Wakefield and his colleagues published a study in the Lancet in 1998, which suggested a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Although the findings of the study were subsequently discredited, MMR vaccination rates dramatically fell as public confidence in the vaccine was damaged, leading to an increase in measles cases. However, the GMC case (which has seen a two and a half year series of hearings) focuses on how Dr. Wakefield continued his research using poor standards of practice. For example, according to BBC news, he is alleged to have conducted invasive tests on children which were against their best clinical...

In this issue.

European Journal of Immunology — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

This study identifies a complex interplay between the immune system and the host factors, such as hormones, and demonstrates that effective immunity can be profoundly influenced under such conditions. PROTECTIVE IMMUNITY IN TUBERCULOSIS - NOT WITHOUT IL-18: pp. 396-405On the 25(th) anniversary of gammadelta T cells' accidental discovery, gammadelta T cells remain poorly understood; however, the potent anti-tumor and pro-inflammatory functions of gammadelta T cells are well documented. In this issue, to further explore the interaction of gammadelta T cells with other components of the immune system, Gonçalves-Sousa et al. show that mouse Treg efficiently suppress gammadelta T cell responses both in vitro and in vivo. Treg use cell-to-cell contact to "anergize" gammadelta T cells, thus ...

WHO issues health priorities for Haiti

OnMedica Latest News — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Experts call for mass vaccination for measles, rubella and tetanusRelated items from OnMedicaG8 must tackle health inequality, says Bill Gates and WHOPalestinians face health crisisFire is major killer of young women in IndiaFinancial pledge to eradicate polio Mass vaccination only way to beat measles in Africa (Source: OnMedica Latest News)

[Health checkups for children of 3-4 years of age in the Hauts-de-Seine department (France): Results and prospects.]

Archives de Pediatrie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: The complete and systematic medical exam for children in nursery school at the age of 3-4 years old, the key age for screening, give occasion to appreciate global children's health. There should be thinking on the national level about how to group the results of the departments. PMID: 20097551 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Archives de Pediatrie)

New immunization schedule released

Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:00:01 +0100

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Pakistan: 2,100 displaced children vaccinated against measles

MSF News — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:18:52 +0100

Over three days, MSF and the Pakistani Department of Health vaccinated 2,100 children in different areas around the Munda displaced persons camp. (Source: MSF News)

Pakistan: 2,100 displaced children vaccinated against measles

MSF News — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:18:52 +0100

Over three days, MSF and the Pakistani Department of Health vaccinated 2,100 children in different areas around the Munda displaced persons camp. (Source: MSF News)

Child swine flu infection rate 10 times higher than expected

OnMedica Latest News — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

One in three children in worst areas caught swine flu in first waveRelated items from OnMedicaMeningitis cases at record low, announces Health Secretary Highest number of measles cases in 2008Chickenpox vaccine may also reduce the risk of shinglesDeadlock with GPs over child swine flu jabsHPA warns of possible measles epidemic (Source: OnMedica Latest News)

DH expands pneumococcal vaccination for children

OnMedica Latest News — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

New vaccine will cover six more strains of pneumococcal bacteriaRelated items from OnMedicaHPA warns of possible measles epidemicMeasles programme must be stepped-up'MMR should be compulsory', says public health expertHib cases down due to vaccine campaignParents of new babies should have whooping cough booster (Source: OnMedica Latest News)

HHV-6 IgG4 isotype response following measles infection

Journal of Medical Virology — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is widespread in the human population by infecting most individuals in early childhood. After primary infection, HHV-6 establishes a latent infection by remaining in circulating mononuclear cells of healthy individuals. The HHV-6 antibody titer increases after primary infection with measles virus. The present study was undertaken to determine the specific antiviral IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4 subclass response patterns to HHV-6 in HHV-6-seropositive individuals with natural measles virus infection, measles vaccination, and rubella virus infection. The purpose of this study was to examine HHV-6-specific IgG isotype response in patients with acute virus coinfection. Serum samples were obtained from individuals who were seropositive for HHV-6 after natural primary i...

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Mumps vaccine associated orchitis: Evidence supporting a potential immune-mediated mechanism.

Vaccine — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We report 3 cases of orchitis following vaccination with mumps-measles-rubella (MMR) vaccine, two with an onset within 3 days following vaccination. Orchitis is a common complication of mumps infection, particularly in post-pubertal males, and is also recognized as a very rare complication of mumps vaccination. These cases, discussed together with a comprehensive review of the existing literature regarding post-vaccine orchitis, highlight uncertainty regarding the pathogenesis of post-vaccine orchitis. PMID: 20085834 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Vaccine)

Measles mumps and rubella virus vaccine/varicella vaccine: Anaphylaxis in a child due to gelatin excipient: case report

Reactions — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:23:59 +0100

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Zimbabwe: Unicef Moves to Contain Measles Outbreak

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:28:48 +0100

AT least 14 046 children between the ages of six months and 14 years have been vaccinated in Makoni South in Manicaland in a mop up campaign following a measles outbreak that has claimed at least 22 children, according to the United Nations Children's Fund. Unicef had set a target 16 000 children at risk of contracting the killer disease in the district during the emergency immunisation campaign. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

The increasing incidence of mumps orchitis: a comprehensive review

BJU International — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

There has been a recent increase in mumps orchitis among pubertal and postpubertal males. These outbreaks can be attributed to a reduction in the uptake of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine during the early to mid-1990s in children who have now matured. The mumps virus is commonly associated with extra-salivary complications. Unvaccinated postpubertal males diagnosed with mumps virus frequently develop complications such as mumps orchitis. Therefore, it is important that urologists are familiar with the diagnosis, treatment and complications of this condition. Here we review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods, treatment options and complications of mumps orchitis, as a complication of mumps virus, with particular emphasis on testicular atrophy, subfertility and i...

Another study finds no MMR-autism link

Reuters: Health — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:35:39 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study provides further evidence that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is not associated with an increased risk of autism. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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Another Study Finds No MMR-Autism Link

MedlinePlus Health News — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:35:39 +0100

A new study provides further evidence that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is not associated with an increased risk of autism. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Topics: Autism, Childhood Immunization (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)

The rise of 'fake science'

Guardian Unlimited Science — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:05:00 +0100

This article was amended on 30 December 2009Science fiction and fantasySarah PalinHadley Freemanguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)

Autism has Reached Crisis Proportions

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0100

(NaturalNews) Autism was first brought forth to the public's attention in the 1950's. Since then, it has been rising steadily. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently released that today 1 in 110 children are autistic. More alarming is the fact that on December 18, 2009, it reported that autism increased by 57% in the last four years.Most experts attribute the cause of autism to be unknown, defining it as a combination of genetic and environmental factors. However, there has been much controversy as to what, indeed, is responsible for our children not being able to communicate, form relationships, and/or respond to their surroundings.The most popular of these controversies is vaccines, pointing directly to the Mumps-Measles-Rubella vaccine and the mercury based preserva...

Measles kills children of anti-vaccination sect

Scotsman.com News - Health — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

CHILDREN are dying of measles in a remote part of eastern Zimbabwe, where a religious sect insists on using only holy water to treat the contagious disease. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)

An update on an ongoing measles outbreak in Bulgaria, April-November 2009

Eurosurveillance latest news — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Earlier this year, an outbreak of measles was detected in Bulgaria, following an eight-year period without indigenous measles transmission, and continues to spread in the country. By the end of 48 week of 2009 (first week of November), 957 measles cases had been recorded. Most cases are identified among the Roma community living in the north-eastern part of the country. Measles has affected infants, children and young adults. The vaccination campaign that started earlier in the year in the affected administrative regions continues, targeting all individuals from 13 months to 30 years of age who have not received the complete two-dose regimen of the combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination. (Source: Eurosurveillance latest news)

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Large measles epidemic in Switzerland from 2006 to 2009: consequences for the elimination of measles in Europe

Eurosurveillance latest news — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Switzerland adheres to the objective of eliminating measles within the European region of the World Health Organization (WHO) by 2010. After several years with a relatively low annual incidence rate (0.3 to 1 case per 100,000 inhabitants), there has been a large epidemic of measles from November 2006 to August 2009. By mid September 2009, 4,415 cases were notified by physicians and laboratories, corresponding to an incidence rate of 15 per 100,000 in 2007 and 29 per 100,000 in 2008; by far the highest rates in Europe. This exceptionally long nationwide epidemic comprised three successive waves, with peaks in August 2007 (171 cases), March 2008 (569 cases) and March 2009 (417 cases). It mainly affected children aged from five to 14 years (48% of cases). Most cases were not vaccinated (93%) ...

Rubella seroprevalence in children in Dogankent, a rural area of Adana province in Turkey, January-February 2005

Eurosurveillance latest news — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A cross-sectional study was performed to determine the rubella seroprevalence in 331 children aged between 0 and 59 months in Turkey who were not vaccinated for rubella and lived in the area covered by Dogankent Health Center, a rural area with a large proportion of residents of low socioeconomic status. Rubella seropositivity was found to be low, with 17.5%, increased with age and low socioeconomic level, and was particularly high in children who live in a household with one member going to school, and in children of uneducated parents (p0.05). Rubella vaccine has only been included into the national vaccination programme in the form of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine since 2006 and is performed at the age of 12 months, in the first year of primary school and at the age of about 1...

WHO criteria for measles elimination: a critique with reference to criteria for polio elimination

Eurosurveillance latest news — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Smallpox was formally declared as eradicated in 1979. Smallpox is the only infectious disease of humans that has ever been eradicated. Poliomyelitis has been eliminated from three of the six World Health Organization (WHO) regions although not all countries within those regions always meet the elimination criteria. Elimination criteria for measles are being discussed. We use poliomyelitis and measles as examples to illustrate our assertion that the current approach to documenting measles elimination relies too heavily on criteria for surveillance quality, disadvantaging countries with long established and relatively inflexible surveillance systems. We propose an alternative approach to documenting measles elimination, with the two key criteria being molecular evidence to confirm the lack o...

Lack of serologic immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases in children after thoracic transplantation

Transplant International — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

We investigated whether children after heart- (HTx) or heart[ndash]lung transplantation (HLTx) show protective antibody levels against recommended vaccinations, whether vaccination schedules are completed and which factors influence serologic immunity. We performed a cross sectional ELISA [ndash] quantification of specific antibodies in 46 patients after pediatric thoracic Tx. Findings were correlated to vaccination history, age at Tx, clinical course and immunosuppressive regimen. We found protective antibody levels against diphtheria in 74% of patients, against tetanus in 22%, against Haemophilus influenzae type b in 30% and against Streptococcus pneumoniae in 59%. Antibody concentrations against live attenuated vaccines were significantly lower in children transplanted in the first 2 ye...

Measles in Papua New Guinea: An age-specific serological survey.

Vaccine — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Senn N, Riddell M, Omena M, Siba P, Reeder JC, Clements CJ, Morgan C We aimed to determine the proportion of the population in Madang (Papua New Guinea) immune to measles infection by age groups, with respect to immunization status and study location, using dried blood sampling technology. We performed a prospective cross-sectional sero-survey. Population immunity against measles was sub-optimal (77%) and reported measles vaccine coverage in children <10 years of age was low (41%). The urban population was more susceptible to measles infection, compared with the rural population (66% vs 79% immune, aOR=0.6, p=0.05). Sero-conversion and long term protection rates appeared to be higher when at least one dose of vaccine was provided at or after 12 months of age (84% vs 59%, aO...

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Afghanistan: Empty Hospital Beds in Helmand

MSF News — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:28:00 +0100

Afghanistan has some of the worst health indicators in the world. In Helmand province the noise of war is heard around the clock; as helicopters take off in the night, gunfire and rockets are audible in the distance. Movement from villages to towns is very dangerous and in many places simply impossible. In this context ordinary health problems become medical emergencies. MSF has just started working in the only public general hospital still functioning in Helmand, located in the provincial capital Lashkargah. This is a hospital that has over the last few years been the recipient of a great deal of overseas aid. Yet, when I walked through the different wards what I found most striking was the absence of patients. Only a third of beds are occupied. On the morning of our visit we coun...

Molecular evolution of measles viruses circulated in Taiwan 1992-2008

Virology Journal — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Genetic analyses of viral samples from 74 laboratory confirmed measles cases occurring in Taiwan during 1992-2008 identified six viral genotypes D3, D5, D9, G2, H1 and H2. The most frequently detected genotype, H1, was associated with outbreaks in 1994 and 2002, and was the likely indigenous genotype in 1992. In response to the outbreaks, two catch-up campaigns were launched and a routine second dose of measles, mumps, rubella vaccine at entry to elementary school was introduced. The vaccination campaigns successfully reduced the number of measles cases in Taiwan, and many of the more recent cases can be traced to importations, primarily from other Asian countries. A number of measles genotypes which were associated with outbreaks in other Asian countries were detected among the more recen...

Global Measles Deaths Drop By 78 Per Cent, But Resurgence Likely

Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:00:00 +0100

The Measles Initiative announced that measles deaths worldwide fell by 78 per cent between 2000 and 2008, from an estimated 733,000 in 2000 to 164,000 in 2008. However, global immunization experts warn of a resurgence in measles deaths if vaccination efforts are not sustained... (Source: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today)

Global Measles Deaths Drop By 78 Per Cent, But Resurgence Likely

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:00:00 +0100

The Measles Initiative announced that measles deaths worldwide fell by 78 per cent between 2000 and 2008, from an estimated 733,000 in 2000 to 164,000 in 2008. However, global immunization experts warn of a resurgence in measles deaths if vaccination efforts are not sustained. All regions, with the exception of one, have achieved the United Nations goal of reducing measles mortality by 90 per cent from 2000 to 2010, two years ahead of target... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Somalia: MSF Clinics overflowing with malnourished children

MSF News — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:32:00 +0100

Fatuma sits beside her severely malnourished child and watches nervously for signs of improvement. Her child is one of more than 1,300 severely malnourished children currently under care in Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) nutrition programs in South and North Galcayo, Somalia. “The situation is alarming,” says MSF’s Head of Mission for Somalia, Karin Fischer Liddle. “This is the highest number of malnourished children MSF has ever treated in the area. What’s more, we are concerned that not everyone is able to reach us. What we see in our program may just be a fraction of a wider crisis.” Sadly, only some of those who need care make it to the MSF facility which remains the only provider of free medical assistance for hundreds of kilometres around Galcayo. For a long time inse...

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The Changing Pattern Of Childhood Blindness In Developing Countries

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Changing patterns of global childhood blindness suggest a reassessment of research, training, and programmatic needs, says a team of eye specialists from India, Malawi, and Tanzania. There have been major reductions in nutritional and infectious causes of childhood blindness in developing countries, largely as a result of vitamin A supplementation and measles vaccination programs... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

The Changing Pattern Of Childhood Blindness In Developing Countries

Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:00:00 +0100

The Changing Pattern Of Childhood Blindness In Developing Countries

Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Global Measles Deaths Drop By 78%, But Resurgence Likely

Public Health News From Medical News Today — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:00:00 +0100

Global Measles Deaths Drop By 78%, But Resurgence Likely

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:00:00 +0100

The Measles Initiative announced on Saturday that measles deaths worldwide fell by 78% between 2000 and 2008, from an estimated 733 000 in 2000 to 164 000 in 2008. However, global immunization experts warn of a resurgence in measles deaths if vaccination efforts are not sustained. All regions, with the exception of one, have achieved the United Nations goal of reducing measles mortality by 90% from 2000 to 2010, two years ahead of target... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Measles Deaths Decline Worldwide By 78%, Experts Warn Against Complacency

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:00:00 +0100

Measles deaths fell from 733,000 in 2000 to 164,000 in 2008 - 78 percent - thanks, in part, to increased vaccination efforts that reached an estimated 700 million children, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S.-based Measles Initiative, Reuters reports. The Measles Initiative - an international partnership that includes groups such as the CDC, WHO and UNICEF - assists developing countries with the purchase and distribution of measles vaccines. Large-scale vaccination campaigns and routine immunization coverage have "prevented an estimated 4... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Measles Deaths Decline Worldwide By 78%, Experts Warn Against Complacency

Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:00:00 +0100

Chickenpox vaccine may also reduce the risk of shingles

OnMedica Latest News — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Researchers don't know if the protection lasts into adulthoodRelated items from OnMedicaHPA warns of possible measles epidemicHib cases down due to vaccine campaignMeasles programme must be stepped-upMeningitis cases at record low, announces Health Secretary 'MMR should be compulsory', says public health expert (Source: OnMedica Latest News)

Measles Deaths Drop by 78% but Resurgence Feared

Medscape Today Headlines — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:16:51 +0100

Global deaths from measles fell by 78 percent between 2000 and 2008 thanks largely to mass childhood vaccination campaigns, but experts say death rates may rise again if complacency allows immunisation efforts to lag. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

Global measles mortality, 2000--2008.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This report updates a previously published report, provides details on activities implemented during 2008, assesses progress toward the 2010 goal, and evaluates the potential effects of decreased financial support. During 2000--2008, global measles mortality declined by 78%, from an estimated 733,000 deaths in 2000 to 164,000 in 2008, but the reduction in measles mortality has been leveling off since 2007. To reach the 2010 goal, India should fully implement the recommended strategies, and financial support for sustaining measles control in the other 46 priority countries should be secured. PMID: 19959985 [PubMed - in process] (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl...)

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Global measles mortality, 2000-2008.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter: Measles Initiative Update

Red Cross Chat — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:46:19 +0100

Today, the American Red Cross joined with our partners – United Nations Foundation, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF and the World Health Organization – to announce a remarkable achievement. In less than a decade, we saved an estimated 4.3 million children. We did so by vaccinating nearly 700 million children against measles, through large-scale immunization campaigns and increased routine immunization. Our Measles Initiative demonstrates the power of public-private partnership to address one of the world’s toughest health challenges. Much of this success is due to the hard work and dedication of the communities themselves —including health workers and the hundreds of thousands of volunteers who go house-to-house ensuring that mothers and caregivers know ...

Measles deaths drop by 78 pct but resurgence feared

Reuters: Health — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:40:55 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Global deaths from measles fell by 78 percent between 2000 and 2008 thanks largely to mass childhood vaccination campaigns, but experts say death rates may rise again if complacency allows immunization efforts to lag. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Measles deaths drop by 78 pct but resurgence feared

Reuters: Health — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:40:55 +0100

Measles deaths drop by 78 pct but resurgence feared

Reuters: Health — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:40:55 +0100

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Funding, commitment gaps threaten gains in curbing measles deaths, UN warns

UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Global measles deaths have fallen by 78 per cent within the past decade, with vaccinations saving some 4.3 million lives, but the disease could make a deadly comeback if funding and political will are not sustained, a United Nations-backed study warned today. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)

Global measles deaths drop by 78%, but resurgence likely

WHO news — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0100

3 December 2009 -- Vaccinating nearly 700 million children against measles, through large-scale immunization campaigns and increased routine immunization coverage, has prevented an estimated 4.3 million measles deaths in less than a decade. However, global immunization experts warn of a resurgence in measles deaths if vaccination efforts are not sustained. (Source: WHO news)

Global measles deaths drop by 78%

WHO news — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Did acetaminophen provoke the autism epidemic?

Alternative Medicine Review — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Good P Schultz et al (2008) raised the question whether regression into autism is triggered, not by the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, but by acetaminophen (Tylenol) given for its fever and pain. Considerable evidence supports this contention, most notably the exponential rise in the incidence of autism since 1980, when acetaminophen began to replace aspirin for infants and young children. The impetus for this shift - a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning that aspirin was associated with Reye's syndrome - has since been compellingly debunked. If aspirin is not to be feared as a cause of Reyes syndrome, and acetaminophen is to be feared as a cause of autism, can the autism epidemic be reversed by replacing acetaminophen with aspirin or other remedies? P...

[Global polio eradication program: fundamental lessons for the control of infectious diseases]

Uirusu. Journal of Virology — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Miyamura T Because of its unapparent infection and viral diversity, poliomyelitis is difficult infectious diseases to control globally. Nevertheless, effective vaccinations, global surveillance network, development of accurate viral diagnosis prompted the historical challenge, global polio eradication initiative (GPEI). Wild polio viruses are now confined in four countries, Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, at the very end stage of this program, it has been stagnated because of various reasons. From this, we can learn good lessons to control other infectious diseases including measles, influenza and etc. To share the passion to eradicate miserable infectious disease, poliomyelitis is the key. PMID: 20218336 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Uirusu. Journal of...

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[Measles vaccine]

Uirusu. Journal of Virology — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Nakayama T Further attenuated live measles vaccine strains were developed through passages in chick embryo cells or other non-permissive cells from the Edmonston strain. The number of measles patients has reduced through worldwide acceptance of measles vaccine. Measles elimination was achieved in American continents and the goal of measles elimination in Western Pacific region was aimed by 2012. Recent development of molecular techniques facilitates the reverse genetics to recover the infectious virus from the cDNA clone constructed from measles RNA genome. Using this technology, characteristics of attenuated measles vaccine strain were investigated and new approach has started to develop the recombinant measles vaccine expressing foreign virus antigen(s) against the infectiou...

Booster Vaccinations: Can Immunologic Memory Outpace Disease Pathogenesis?

PEDIATRICS — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:01:59 +0100

Almost all current vaccines work by the induction of antibodies in serum or on the mucosa to block adherence of pathogens to epithelial cells or interfere with microbial invasion of the bloodstream. However, antibody levels usually decline after vaccination to undetectable amounts if further vaccination does not occur. Persistence of vaccine-induced antibodies usually goes well beyond the time when they should have decayed to undetectable levels because of ongoing "natural" boosting or other immunologic mechanisms. The production of memory B and T cells is of clear importance, but the likelihood that a memory response will be fast enough in the absence of a protective circulating antibody level likely depends on the pace of pathogenesis of a specific organism. This concept is discussed wit...

Parents' views about pre-school immunization: an interview study in southern England

Child: Care, Health and Development — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusions Parents reported uncertainties, anxieties and time constraints, all of which may contribute to poor attendance for pre-school immunization. These findings have important implications for providing parents with timely information about boosters and the two-dose MMR programme. They indicate the potential value of playgroup or pre-school involvement and the need for improved communication with children about immunization. (Source: Child: Care, Health and Development)

Swine flu vaccine is vital | Robert Read

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0100

The anti-immunisation movement has been peddling fear since the 1800s, but we must ignore its misinformation on H1N1Many people are facing the question of whether to vaccinate themselves and their children against pandemic influenza H1N1 (so-called swine flu) – a vaccine that will provide safe and effective protection against a debilitating and potentially fatal illness. But the question comes at a time when some experts are concerned that a vociferous anti-vaccine lobby will undermine the mass vaccination campaigns being rolled out across Europe, putting the public and individuals' health at risk.Vaccination – priming the body's immune system to resist attack – is the best defence an individual can have against infectious diseases. It can provide effective protection from infection,...

Monovalent vaccines no longer available for measles, mumps, rubella [NEWS AND FEATURES]

AAP News — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:01:23 +0100

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Gail McGovern: Hoping for Some Blankets In My Name

Red Cross Chat — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:09:16 +0100

We just launched a big holiday campaign that is a fundraising event at the American Red Cross. The centerpiece for this is the gift catalog. We are engaging all of our chapters and our development organization here at headquarters on this. The gift catalog has gifts you can purchase in someone’s honor that will be used where the need is the greatest. The catalog can resonate with an individual on any element of our mission - anything in there from a vaccine for a child against measles for $1, to a $6 blanket to give somebody comfort and hope in one of our shelters, up to and including an Emergency Response Vehicle for $60,000 in the online version of the catalog. Our hope is that in these tough economic times, people also realize they can just save the day by buying a gift. This gift can...

Consequences of an unrecognized measles exposure in an emergency department

Emergency Medicine Australasia — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This report documents the efforts taken to contact trace and provide best practice care for all those exposed to the index case. It also provides a snapshot of community prevalence information on immunity to measles. One hundred per cent of contacted children (n= 24) eligible for vaccination were immunized, whereas 96% of adults surveyed or tested (n= 44) had assumed or proven immunity. However, six infants aged between 6 and 9 months were exposed and might have been a sufficiently large reservoir to facilitate the ongoing spread of measles in the community, if contact tracing and preventative measures had not occurred. This scenario also highlights the need to consider measles in the ED, particularly among travellers, with urgent isolation of suspected cases in the ED according to guideli...

Diseases and injuries associated with travel among students, employees and teachers of the Central University of Venezuela during the national summer vacations

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The objective of this study was to describe the incidence of disease and injuries associated with travel, etiology, risk factors and medical management in a cross-sectional evaluation of university students, employees and teachers of the Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, who returned from domestic travel. A questionnaire completed by 500 individuals was used to evaluate the incidence of disease and injuries associated with travel, the etiology, risk factors and medical management in university students, employees and teachers of Caracas, Venezuela. From the total who accepted and responded to the interview (460, 92%), 50.8% were females. Almost half of them had some vaccination before travel for: measles 78%, rubella 73.6%, hepatitis B 57%, Yellow fever 53.7%. After trav...

Inequitable childhood immunization uptake in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis of individual and contextual determinants.

BMC Infectious Diseases — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: Significant community-level variation remaining after having controlled for child- and mother-level characteristics is indicative of a need for further research on community-levels factors, which would enable extensive tailoring of community-level interventions aimed at improving full immunization and other child health outcomes. (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)