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South Sudan: Measles Outbreak in Unity State Triggers Mass Vaccination Campaign
[Sudan Tribune]Bentiu -Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has reported 93 cases of measles in Yida refugee camp in South Sudan's Unity state. The influx of new arrivals from Sudan's Nuba Mountains are believed to have brought the disease.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 16, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Mark Zuckerberg's book club fights US fear of vaccination
Facebook founder turns health champion and picks On Immunity by Eula Biss, as American public health officials tackle major measles outbreakMark Zuckerberg has tapped into an area of growing social anxiety with his fourth book club choice, announced on Wednesday. The Facebook founder showed his talent for surfing the zeitgeist by selecting On Immunity: An Inoculation, by essayist Eula Biss, which investigates the fears around vaccination in the context of her own terrors as a new mother. Related: Watch how the measles outbreak spreads when kids get vaccinated – and when they don't This book explores why some people quest...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 19, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Claire Armitstead Tags: Books Mark Zuckerberg Science Medicine Source Type: news

Measuring Vaccine Confidence: Introducing a Global Vaccine Confidence Index
Conclusion The first conclusion to draw from these findings is that medium-to-high confidence in vaccines and immunisation programmes is the norm, and vaccine hesitancy and refusals are relatively rare. Nonetheless, even small groups of hesitant or refusing individuals can severely undermine an immunisation programme in certain circumstances, such as when political actors in Nigeria and Pakistan mobilised local boycotts that have had both national and international repercussions. This begs the question, “How much confidence is enough?” Second, the finding that higher confidence in immunisation programmes correlates wit...
Source: PLOS Currents Outbreaks - February 25, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Authors: heidi.larson at lshtm.ac.uk Source Type: research

UCLA faculty voice: Vaccination is a public health matter, not just a social media battle
UCLA Dr. Nina Shapiro Dr. Nina Shapiro is the director of pediatric otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat conditions) at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. This column appeared Feb. 19 in The Hollywood Reporter. We have entered the trenches of the vaccine wars. Last fall, the startlingly low immunization rates in our not-so-tinseled town were made public. Many people learned that schools in the most affluent Los Angeles communities had extremely low immunization rates, matching those of South Sudan, and it more than raised some eyebrows. The pro-vaxx/anti-vaxx battles heated up. The map of greater Los Angeles...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 4, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Nigeria: Govt Moves to Avert Possible Measles, Meningitis Epidemics
[Guardian] FOR routine immunisation and to prevent possible outbreaks of measles and meningitis in Nigeria, the Federal Government has procured more vaccines (RI) that will last till early 2016.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 4, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Tip sheet from Annals of Internal Medicine, March 10, 2015
(American College of Physicians) The March 10, 2015, issue of Annals of Internal Medicines includes ''Appropriate use' criteria for diagnostic catheterization may not be reliable for guiding clinical decisions' and 'Vaccine refusal will likely lead to more measles outbreaks.'
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - March 9, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: New Measles Vaccine On Cards
[The Herald] Government will soon introduce new measles and polio vaccines for children to combat the resurgence of the child killer diseases. Epidemiology and disease control director Dr Portia Manangazira said the two vaccines, measles Rubella (MR) and Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) will be rolled out in June throughout the country.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 11, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Why West Africa Might Soon Have 100,000 More Measles Cases
There’s not a war college in the world that couldn’t learn a thing or two from the way viruses operate. They’re stealthy, they’re territorial, they seek and destroy and know just where to hit. And, just when you think you’ve got them beat, they forge an alliance with another of your enemies. That, according to a new paper published Thursday in Science, is what’s poised to happen with Ebola and measles—and it’s the babies and children of Africa who will overwhelmingly pay the price. The Ebola epidemic is by no means over, but it is being contained and controlled. With nearly 2...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - March 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Disease ebola epidemics health measles medicine vaccines Virus Source Type: news

Ebola outbreak of 2014 may have laid tracks for deadly measles epidemic in Africa
(Princeton University) Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University researchers report that the African countries most affected by the 2014 Ebola outbreak could now be highly susceptible to measles epidemics due to severe disruptions in routine health care such as vaccinations.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 12, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Yes, poor vaccination rates are fueling the 2015 measles outbreak
We report and comment on medical innovations and advances – from bench to bedside – touching on scientific, business and policy issues. Our ranks include science writers, physicians, lab researchers, market analysts and others inside and outside the hospital. (CDC) By Tom Ulrich Boston Children's HospitalNews Well, Vector Blog, Big Data, Blogread more
Source: Mass Device - March 18, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Vector Blog Source Type: news

West Africa: Ebola-Affected Countries Need to Intensify Routine Immunization Services - UN
[UN News] The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is appealing for the "urgent scaling up" of routine immunizations services and distribution of anti-malaria medicines in countries most affected by Ebola in West Africa to counter a growing risk of outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 23, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Africa: No Vaccinations for Months Has Put Children At Risk
[MSF] Routine vaccination activities in Ebola-affected West African countries have been significantly reduced since the outbreak began. In Montserrado County, Liberia, MSF recently conducted a measles vaccination campaign with adapted safety protocols. Philippe Le Vaillant, MSF representative in Liberia, talks about the need to increase vaccination coverage while rebuilding confidence in medical services.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 3, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Innovative Clinical and Public Health Strategies to Promote Adolescent Vaccination
In 1998, the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) advocated for national coverage rates of 90% or greater for measles, mumps, and rubella; hepatitis B; tetanus; and varicella vaccines among adolescents aged 13 years and older and endorsed the importance of state school entry requirements for vaccination among the sixth and seventh graders [1]. Data are clear that state-mandated school immunization requirements have significantly contributed to improving the rates of vaccination coverage among adolescents [2].
Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - April 9, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Jessica A. Kahn, Vaughn I. Rickert Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

California Parents Opposing State-Mandated Vaccinations of Children Delay Vote
The bill, introduced after a measles outbreak that originated at Disneyland, would require nearly all children to be vaccinated, eliminating the personal belief exemption that has contributed to the spread of preventable diseases.
Source: NYT - April 16, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: ROBERT B. GUNNISON Tags: Measles Facebook Inc FB NASDAQ Preventive Medicine Education (K-12) California Parenting Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news