Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

19 measles cases reported with ties to Disneyland

Nineteen people from three states who visited Disney theme parks in California last month have now fallen ill with measles, health officials said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Arriving now at gate 42: measles

(HealthDay)—Traveling through the same U.S. airport gate, one infected passenger transmitted the measles virus to three others within a four-hour time span, illustrating just how easily the virus can spread, a new report ...

Medications

Powdered measles vaccine found safe in early clinical trials

A measles vaccine made of fine dry powder and delivered with a puff of air triggered no adverse side effects in early human testing and it is likely effective, according to a paper to be published November 28 in the journal ...

Pediatrics

More attention to measles, vaccine experts urge

Doctors and public health authorities need to renew their attention to measles, researchers from Emory Vaccine Center urge in an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Tanzania launches giant measles vaccination drive

Tanzania on Saturday launched its biggest ever campaign against measles and rubella aimed protecting 21 million children from the potentially fatal diseases.

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