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Namibia: Measles Vaccination Campaign Starts in Khomas Region Today!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services begins a measles vaccination drive in the Khomas Region today, and is calling on the parents of all children aged six- to 59 months (just under five years old) to get their children to the nearest clinic to be vaccinated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news

10 Technologies That Made News In 2009 And Warrant Watching In 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A "nanogenerator" that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake. And for Fido and Fluffy, a long-awaited once-a-month pill for both ticks and fleas. It's list season, the time to prepare inventories of what stood out in 2009 and holds promise for the year ahead. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news

10 Technologies That Made News In 2009 And Warrant Watching In 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A "nanogenerator" that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake. And for Fido and Fluffy, a long-awaited once-a-month pill for both ticks and fleas. It's list season, the time to prepare inventories of what stood out in 2009 and holds promise for the year ahead. (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news

CKS topic review: MeaslesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: CKS Area: Evidence > Guidelines This Topic Review from the Clinical Knowledge Service (CKS) covers the management of acute measles and post-exposure prophylaxis for measles. This topic does not cover the prevention of measles with the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. (Source: NeLM - Infections)
Source: NeLM - Infections - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations

List makers take note: 10 technologies that made news in 2009 and warrant watching in 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(American Chemical Society) A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A "nanogenerator" that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake. And for Fido and Fluffy, a long-awaited once-a-month pill for both ticks and fleas. Those three advances are among hundreds publicized during 2009 by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

[Newsdesk] Childhood vaccination and progress towards MDG4Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Agencies and individuals worldwide are continuing their efforts to vaccinate the world's children and their achievements are highlighted by State of the World's Vaccines and Immunization, a major report published recently by WHO, UNICEF, and The World Bank. “We have good news…”, announced Daisy Mafubelu, Assistant Director General of Family and Community Health at WHO (Geneva, Switzerland). “The number of children being vaccinated is now at an all time high—and we have the numbers to prove this.” In 2008, 106 million children received routine vaccinations for childhood killer infectious diseases including measl...
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - November 16, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kathryn Senior Tags: Newsdesk Source Type: journals

Kinetics of antibody persistence following administration of a combination meningococcal serogroup C and Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine at 12 to 15 months of age in healthy UK infants primed with two doses of one of three monovalent meningococcal serogroup C vaccines.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The kinetics of antibody persistence following the administration of a combination meningococcal serogroup C and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine (Menitorix) in the second year of life in children primed with two doses of one of three monovalent meningococcal serogroup C (MCC) vaccines was investigated. Study subjects were either administered Menitorix at 12 to 15 months of age followed by the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate (PCV7) and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine 4 to 6 weeks later or all three vaccines concomitantly at 12 to 15 months of age. Blood samples were collected before and 1,...
Source: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology - November 11, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Borrow R, Andrews N, Findlow H, Waight P, Southern J, Crowley-Luke A, Stapley L, England A, Findlow J, Miller E Tags: Clin vaccine Immunol Source Type: journals

Flu could kill 80,000 people in EuropeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Death figures are likely to be a 'gross understimate' claim European expertsRelated items from OnMedicaDrugmakers 'on track' to produce swine flu vaccine England to get a swine flu 'tzar' Health Secretary announcesScottish Bill passed to protect public from contaminationThere is no quick test for swine flu Measles deaths fall sharply globally (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 9, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

DRC: MSF vaccination used as bait in attack on civiliansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thousands of people came under fire last month by the Congolese army at seven vaccination sites operated by international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The army is fighting against the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to UN figures, 62 civilians died in the attacks. MSF denounces this clearly unacceptable violation against civilians through the abuse of humanitarian aid for military purposes. MSF medical teams were vaccinating thousands of children in seven different sites in Ngomashi and Kimua zones, c...
Source: MSF News - November 6, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Democratic Republic of Congo NEWS Source Type: organizations

DR Congo: MSF Vaccination Used as Bait in Unacceptable Attack on CiviliansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Kinshasa, November 6, 2009 – Last month, seven vaccination sites operated by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) came under fire during attacks by the Congolese army against the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Thousands of civilians had gathered at the sites. MSF denounces this clearly unacceptable abuse of humanitarian aid for military purposes. MSF launched a mass vaccination campaign in Masisi district to support the Congolese ministry of health i...
Source: MSF News - November 6, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations

H1N1 vaccines too little, too late; most people already exposed and immune (opinion)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(NaturalNews) The Big Pharma frenzy over H1N1 vaccines has turned into a circus of hilarious medical quackery thanks to the fact that by the time the vaccines are available, most people will have already been exposed to the virus. Hence, most people will have already built up their own H1N1 antibodies, rendering the vaccine not just useless, but downright laughable.Even with the outlandish rush to get these vaccines approved by the FDA -- a hurry that saw the complete abandonment of the principles of "scientific testing" -- Big Pharma just couldn't get these vaccines produced quickly enough to beat the virus itself. Taking...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 6, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Demonstration of anti-tumor activity of oncolytic measles virus strains in a malignant pleural effusion breast cancer modelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Breast cancer is the second leading cause of malignant effusions in cancer patients. Pleural effusion indicates incurable disease with limited palliative treatment options and poor outcome. Here, we demonstrate the therapeutic efficacy of measles virus (MV) vaccine strain derivative against malignant pleural effusion in an MDA-MB-231 xenograft model of advanced breast cancer. Both systemic intravenous (i.v.) and intrapleural (t.t.) administered virus caused massive infection and syncytia formation in the pleural tumor deposits. Intrapleural administration of 1.5 × 106 plaque-forming units...
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - November 5, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals

Also In Global Health News: Childhood Vaccines; USAID Administrator; Pakistan Polio Fight; UNICEF Fundraising; Measles In IndiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The International Examines Contributing Factors To Uneven Distribution Of Childhood Vaccines As a follow-up to the release of the State of the World's Vaccines and Immunization by the WHO, UNICEF and World Bank last month, (Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Immune System / vaccines Source Type: news

Also In Global Health News: Childhood Vaccines; USAID Administrator; Pakistan Polio Fight; UNICEF Fundraising; Measles In IndiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The International Examines Contributing Factors To Uneven Distribution Of Childhood Vaccines As a follow-up to the release of the State of the World's Vaccines and Immunization by the WHO, UNICEF and World Bank last month, The International examines the findings that "despite ch (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Immune System / vaccines Source Type: news

News Outlets Examine First World Pneumonia DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To mark the first World Pneumonia Day, Inter Press Service examines how vaccines and other strategies can be used to combat the disease, which kills more children under age 5 each year "than measles, malaria, and AIDS combined, according to the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news

ProQuadEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Approval Letter and Approved Final Draft Labeling for Merck's Efficacy Supplement for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Vaccine, Live, (ProQuad®), to include concomitant administration with hepatitis A vaccine (VAQTA®) and/or pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar®), use of ProQuad® in children 15 months to 12 years of age if a second dose of measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella is needed, additional safety data after a first or second dose of ProQuad®, and to comply with the Physician’s Labeling Rule format, have been issued. (Source: What's New at CBER)
Source: What's New at CBER - November 3, 2009 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: organizations

Pig DNA is mappedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The advance could improve vaccines against swine flu, say expertsRelated items from OnMedicaDrugmakers 'on track' to produce swine flu vaccine There is no quick test for swine flu Middle-aged women may benefit from HPV vaccine Measles programme must be stepped-upWorld not well prepared for swine flu (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 3, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

What Does It Cost to Save a Life?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The answer: less than $1. Through cost-effective vaccinations, the Measles Initiative has helped to save 3.6 million lives over the last decade. On this podcast episode, volunteer Sandy Tesch discusses her trip to The Gambia to observe a vaccination campaign. For more information on the Initiative, check out MeaslesInitiative.org. Also: the Facebook Gift Store has added a virtual gift for 60 credits to vaccinate 5 children in the developing world from measles. Send it to your friends! >> Listen Now >> Episodes 1-12 of Cross the Globe You can subscribe to this podcast in iTunes by going to your iTunes Store and ...
Source: Red Cross Chat - November 2, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mat Morgan Tags: Podcast International Source Type: organizations

Pneumonia: Vaccination Essential To Prevent World's Leading Child KillerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Marking the first international World Pneumonia Day on 2 November, the GAVI Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children in poor countries against pneumonia, the world's leading child killer. Pneumonia, a severe inflammation of the lungs usually caused by infection, is responsible for one in four child deaths, more than HIV/AIDs, malaria and measles combined. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news

Transverse myelitis and vaccines: a multi-analysis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Transverse myelitis is a rare clinical syndrome in which an immune-mediated process causes neural injury to the spinal cord. The pathogenesis of transverse myelitis is mostly of an autoimmune nature, triggered by various environmental factors, including vaccination. Our aim here was to search for and analyze reported cases of transverse myelitis following vaccination. A systematic review of PubMed, EMBASE and DynaMed for all English-language journals published between 1970 and 2009 was preformed, utilizing the key words transverse myelitis, myelitis, vaccines, post-vaccination, vaccination and autoimmunity. We have dis...
Source: Lupus - November 1, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Agmon-Levin N, Kivity S, Szyper-Kravitz M, Shoenfeld Y Tags: Lupus Source Type: journals

South Africa: Measles Campaign to Reach More Than Three MillionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development is scaling up its measles vaccination campaign after more cases of the disease have been reported in the province. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 27, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Philippines: Ongoing aid to the most vulnerable almost a month after violent tropical stormsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In Manila and surrounding areas, tens of thousands of people are still living in very critical conditions in crowded evacuation centres or partially flooded houses, following the devastation of the storms that hit four and three weeks ago. These living conditions expose the population to waterborne and contagious diseases and close medical follow-up is critical. In the slums near a canal east of Manila and in all affected areas of Laguna Bay, MSF has been running mobile primary healthcare clinics with referrals to local hospitals. “The most frequent diseases we see are respiratory and skin infections as well as dia...
Source: MSF News - October 23, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Tags: NEWS Source Type: organizations

Infection of bovine dendritic cells by rinderpest or measles viruses induces different changes in host transcription.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The morbilliviruses are a closely related genus which are very similar in their sequences and share a common receptor, but nevertheless show significant restriction in the host species in which they cause disease. One contribution to this restriction might be the nature of the hosts' responses to infection. We have used microarrays to study the changes in the transcriptome of bovine dendritic cells after infection with wild-type (pathogenic) and vaccine (apathogenic) strains of rinderpest virus (RPV), a bovine pathogen, and a wild-type isolate of measles virus (MV), a morbillivirus that causes disease only in humans an...
Source: Virology - October 23, 2009 Category: Virology Authors: Nanda SK, Baron J, Royall E, Robinson L, Falciani F, Baron MD Tags: Virology Source Type: journals

Reporting of MMR evidence in professional publications: 1988-2007Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: While a period of neutrality may reflect a professional response to uncertainty by holding back until consensus emerges, it may also represent a missed opportunity to promote evidence-based practice. (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood)
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - October 22, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Hilton, S, Hunt, K, Langan, M, Hamilton, V, Petticrew, M Tags: Dentistry and oral medicine Original articles Source Type: journals

South Africa: Measles Vaccine is Safe, Assures DeptEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Department of Health has reassured parents and guardians that the current measles jab being dispensed at schools as part of the measles vaccination campaign is safe. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 21, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news

UN-backed vaccination scheme in Tajikistan achieves almost universal successEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nearly every Tajik child between the ages of one and 14 received vaccinations against measles and rubella during a two-week, United Nations-backed campaign this month to fight the spread of the diseases in the mountainous Central Asian country. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - October 21, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations

[Reflection and Reaction] Has routine immunisation in Africa become endangered?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The broad picture of immunisation in Africa is one of excellent progress and enthusiastic energy, with amazing advances having been made since the turn of the century. There has been a large drop in mortality due to measles, and about a third of countries now use a three dose regimen of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis triple vaccine (DTP3), which provides coverage of at least 80% in all districts. However, a review of immunisation in Africa found that all is not well. (Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - October 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yemane Berhane, C John Clements, Jean Michel Ndiaye, Patricia Taylor Tags: Reflection and Reaction Source Type: journals

Measles outbreak in Styria, Austria, March-May 2009.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the last week of March 2009, five measles cases among students of an anthroposophic school were reported to the public health authorities in the Austrian province of Styria where only five cases had been reported in the whole of 2008. A descriptive epidemiological investigation of the measles outbreak was performed. Between 2 March and 10 May 2009, 37 cases of measles were identified in Styria: 33 confirmed outbreak cases and four probable outbreak cases. The measles outbreak spread from the general population (12 cases) to an anthroposophic community (25 cases). Cases outside of the anthroposophic community were mo...
Source: Euro Surveill - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kasper S, Holzmann H, Aberle S, Wassermann-Neuhold M, Gschiel H, Feenstra O, Allerberger F, Schmid D Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: journals

Cervical cancer jab programme sparks decline in genital wartsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Countries need to decide between Gardasil and Cervarix, say authorsRelated items from OnMedicaThird of schools offer sex education clinicsDrugmakers 'on track' to produce swine flu vaccine There is no quick test for swine flu Middle-aged women may benefit from HPV vaccine Measles deaths fall sharply globally (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 14, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Interindividual variations in the efficacy and toxicity of vaccines.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A number of currently available vaccines have shown significant differences in the magnitude of immune responses and toxicity in individuals undergoing vaccination. A number of factors may be involved in the variations in immune responses, which include age, gender, race, amount and quality of the antigen, the dose administered and to some extent the route of administration, and genetics of immune system. Hence, it becomes imperative that researchers have tools such as genomics and proteomics at their disposal to predict which set of population is more likely to be non-responsive or develop toxicity to vaccines. In thi...
Source: Toxicology - October 14, 2009 Category: Toxicology Authors: Thomas C, Moridani M Tags: Toxicology Source Type: journals

Physical interventions and injection techniques for reducing injection pain during routine childhood immunizations: systematic review of randomized controlled trials and quasi-randomized controlled trials.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Pain during immunization can be decreased by: (1) injecting the least painful formulation of a vaccine; (2) having the child sit up (or holding an infant); (3) stroking the skin or applying pressure close to the injection site before and during injection; (4) injecting the least painful vaccine first when 2 vaccines are being administered sequentially during a single office visit; and (5) performing a rapid intramuscular injection without aspiration. PMID: 19781436 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Clinical Therapeutics)
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - October 14, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Taddio A, Ilersich AL, Ipp M, Kikuta A, Shah V, Tags: Clin Ther Source Type: journals

Long‐Lasting Measles Outbreak Affecting Several Unrelated Networks of Unvaccinated PersonsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page 000, Latest Articles. Despite a population immunity level estimated at ∼95%, an outbreak of measles responsible for 94 cases occurred in Quebec, Canada. Unlike previous outbreaks in which most unvaccinated children belonged to a single community, this outbreak had cases coming from several unrelated networks of unvaccinated persons dispersed in the population. No epidemiological link was found for about one‐third of laboratory‐confirmed cases. This outbreak demonstrated that minimal changes in the level of aggregation of unvaccinated individuals can le...
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article BRIEF REPORT Source Type: journals

Learn. Act. Give.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you’re a loyal reader of the Red Cross blog, you saw our President & CEO Gail McGovern’s post earlier this week, which mentioned our flagship global health partnership – the Measles Initiative. Her timing couldn’t have been any better. After a year’s worth of work, we re-launched the initiative’s Web site today to better showcase the work of the American Red Cross and our partners in developing nations as well as highlight the grassroots advocacy efforts across theUnited States. As we were uploading photos and placing spots on the interactive map from our headquarters in Washington, DC, community healt...
Source: Red Cross Chat - October 14, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Abi Weaver Tags: Volunteers Video International Source Type: organizations

More Than Two Million Children In Tajikistan Vaccinated Against Measles And RubellaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More than 2.2 million children in Tajikistan have been vaccinated during a national measles and rubella immunization campaign, which ends today. "More than 97 percent of children aged 1 to 14 years around the country have been vaccinated thanks to a joint effort between the Ministry of Health and its international partners," said Nusratullo Salimov, Tajikistan's Minister of Health. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

Gail McGovern: Have Fun Saving the WorldEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Today I’m answering the question: Where would you like the organization to be in 2020? I am very impressed with the talent and willingness of employees and volunteers in the Red Cross to rally around some of the changes we’ve been making, whether it’s the One Red Cross initiative, the steps that are happening in biomedical to ensure compliance, the work we’re doing with Marketing and Development messages, and so on. In virtually every area, we are making enormous strides in transforming the American Red Cross. I’m amazed and pleased with how quickly the organization has embraced the direction. It gives me ...
Source: Red Cross Chat - October 12, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gail J McGovern Tags: Leadership International Source Type: organizations

Joburg steps up measles vaccination campaignEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Johannesburg is determined to protect its people from a measles outbreak. (Source: IOL: Health)
Source: IOL: Health - October 12, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Ongoing rubella outbreak in Bosnia and Herzegovina, March-July 2009--preliminary report.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Between 24 March and 31 July 2009, 342 clinically diagnosed cases of rubella were notified in five municipalities in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fourteen cases were laboratory-confirmed by positive IgG against rubella virus. Four virus isolates were obtained and identified as genotype 2B strains, with one isolate differing by a single mutation in the region of the E1 gene. This ongoing outbreak revealed gaps in the immunisation programme during the war in BiH (1992-1995) and highlights the need to revise legislation to permit immunisation of children above 14 years of age with measles, mumps, rubella (MMR...
Source: Euro Surveill - October 11, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Novo A, Huebschen JM, Muller CP, Tesanovic M, Bojanic J Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: journals

No Scientific Link Between Childhood Vaccines And Autism, Review ShowsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new article explores vaccination history, vaccine safety monitoring systems in the US, and the two most publicized theoretical vaccine-related exposures associated with autism -- the vaccine preservative thimerosal and the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. A review of published research shows that there is not convincing scientific evidence supporting a relationship between vaccines and autism. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 10, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news

Childhood Vaccines And Autism: No Scientific Link FoundEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new article recently published in the Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing explored vaccination history, vaccine safety monitoring systems in the U.S., and the two most publicized theoretical vaccine-related exposures associated with autism - the vaccine preservative thimerosal and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Autism Source Type: news

Historical Data Shows Vaccines are Not what Saved UsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(NaturalNews) With all of the hype surrounding the H1N1 swine flu virus lately, everyone is very concerned with the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, and rightly so. This is a very important question that we must all ask ourselves and find out what the truth is. As the debate rages on an even more important question has rarely been asked. Do vaccines even protect you from the viruses and illnesses that they claim to?If you only get your news and information from mainstream news and educational sources, then the question about whether vaccines are effective is never even raised. This lack of discussion give the percepti...
Source: NaturalNews.com - October 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

No scientific link between childhood vaccines and autismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Wiley-Blackwell) A new article recently published in the Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing explored vaccination history, vaccine safety monitoring systems in the US, and the two most publicized theoretical vaccine-related exposures associated with autism -- the vaccine preservative thimerosal and the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. A review of published research shows that there is not convincing scientific evidence supporting a relationship between vaccines and autism. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Measles outbreak in Styria, Austria, March-May 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the last week of March 2009, five measles cases among students of an anthroposophic school were reported to the public health authorities in the Austrian province of Styria where only five cases had been reported in the whole of 2008. A descriptive epidemiological investigation of the measles outbreak was performed. Between 2 March and 10 May 2009, 37 cases of measles were identified in Styria: 33 confirmed outbreak cases and four probable outbreak cases. The measles outbreak spread from the general population (12 cases) to an anthroposophic community (25 cases). Cases outside of the anthroposophic community were mostly...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 8, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

GSK expands presence in China through strategic cooperationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Jiangsu Walvax Biotech Company (Walvax) have announced a cooperation agreement to form a long-term Joint Venture (JV) to develop and manufacture paediatric vaccines for use in China. The JV will produce vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) (Priorix™) and potentially other paediatric vaccines. GSK will also transfer the technology to enable the JV to manufacture the vaccines locally over time. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - October 6, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Measles virus vaccine live: Tonic-clonic seizure in an infant: case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Reactions - October 6, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Short communication Source Type: journals

Mist may work for measles vaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A vaccine delivery system -- inhaling a mist to transmit dried vaccine -- may improve safety and decrease costs of measles vaccinations, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

[Risk factors for delayed or missed measles vaccination in young children.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Because of low measles vaccine coverage rates, measles outbreaks have been observed several times during recent years in Germany. The aim of this study is to identify parents' attitudes and beliefs towards immunisations and socio-economic factors which are associated with delayed or missed first measles vaccination in young children. We used data from a representative German-wide immunisation survey on 2116 children born between 1 January 2002 and December 2004 by collecting precise vaccination information from vaccination cards. The influence of socio-economic determinants and parental attitudes towards immunisations ...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Schönberger K, Grote V, von Kries R, Kalies H Tags: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Source Type: journals

Ongoing rubella outbreak in Bosnia and Herzegovina, March-July 2009 - preliminary reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Between 24 March and 31 July 2009, 342 clinically diagnosed cases of rubella were notified in five municipalities in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fourteen cases were laboratory-confirmed by positive IgG against rubella virus. Four virus isolates were obtained and identified as genotype 2B strains, with one isolate differing by a single mutation in the region of the E1 gene. This ongoing outbreak revealed gaps in the immunisation programme during the war in BiH (1992-1995) and highlights the need to revise legislation to permit immunisation of children above 14 years of age with measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) va...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 1, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

New Vaccine Delivery May Be More Effective Against MeaslesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Worldwide, there are estimated to be 10 million cases of measles and 197,000 deaths from the disease each year. While vaccines exist to protect children against measles, the vaccines are often difficult to store, costly to transport and may be prone to contamination when shipped to developing countries. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Immune System / vaccines Source Type: news

New Vaccine Delivery May Be More Effective Against MeaslesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers are developing new methods for delivering measles vaccines that could potentially reduce costs and improve safety. While vaccines exist to protect children against measles, the vaccines are often difficult to store, costly to transport and may be prone to contamination when shipped to developing countries. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 29, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news