Pediatrics
Infants may not be as immune to measles as thought
A surprising new study upends the notion that antibodies passed from mother to fetus protect infants from measles for as much as a year.
Nov 21, 2019
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Measles
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Measles death toll in Samoa rises to 15: UNICEF
The death toll from a measles outbreak raging in the Pacific nation of Samoa has risen to 15, with most of the victims young children, UNICEF said Tuesday.
Nov 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Samoa shuts schools, declares emergency as measles kills 6
Samoa has closed all its schools, banned children from public gatherings and mandated that everybody get vaccinated after declaring an emergency due to a measles outbreak that has so far killed six people.
Nov 18, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
German lawmakers approve compulsory measles vaccine plan
Germany's parliament has passed a law requiring that children who attend school or daycare must be vaccinated for measles.
Nov 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tonga closes schools as measles epidemic spreads
All government primary schools and kindergartens in Tonga have been shut in an effort to limit the spread of measles sweeping through the South Pacific, the government announced Thursday.
Nov 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study details the mechanism and scope of measles-induced immune amnesia in the wake of infection
Over the last decade, evidence has mounted that the measles vaccine protects in not one but two ways: Not only does it prevent the well-known acute illness with spots and fever that frequently sends children to the hospital, ...
Oct 31, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Measles infection wipes our immune system's memory leaving us vulnerable to other diseases
Scientists have shown how measles causes long-term damage to the immune system, leaving people vulnerable to other infections. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Amsterdam and their collaborators ...
Oct 31, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Samoa closes pre-schools over measles epidemic
Pre-schools in Samoa were closed Thursday as the tiny Pacific nation seeks to contain a measles epidemic believed to have claimed at least three lives, officials said.
Oct 31, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disneyland visitor had measles, may have exposed others
Los Angeles County health officials say a visitor to Disneyland this month may have exposed others to measles.
Oct 23, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Boston Public Health Commission confirms first case of measles in a Boston resident since 2013
The Boston Public Health Commission confirmed a resident of Boston has been diagnosed with the measles for the first time since 2013.
Oct 10, 2019
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