The devastation caused by periodic measles outbreaks motivated efforts over more than a
century to mathematically model measles disease and transmission. Following the …

Several unique features characterize infectious disease epidemiology in New Zealand.
Historically, well-organized, government-run control programs have eliminated several …

A mathematical model of the dynamics of measles in New Zealand was developed in 1996.
The model successfully predicted an epidemic in 1997 and was instrumental in the decision …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of chronic middle ear
disease in 2-year-old Pacific children living in New Zealand. METHODS: The data were …

After the 1988 measles outbreak, annual notification rates for measles in Hong Kong SAR
between 1989 and 1999 were 0.4-4.9 per 100 000, with peaks in 1992, 1994 and 1997. The …

Abstract The Measles Control Campaign (MCC) conducted in Australia from August to
November 1998 resulted in a total of 1.7 million school children being vaccinated. This …

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the risk factors associated with middle ear disease in a
cohort of Pacific 2-year-old children residing in New Zealand. METHODS: The data were …

As endemic measles is eliminated through immunization, countries must determine the risk
factors for the importation of measles into highly immunized populations to target control …

In this study an analysis was made of economic costs and medical effects (by cost-
effectiveness and cost–benefit analysis) associated with measles vaccination in a …

New Zealanders can now reflect on and celebrate 50 years of polio elimination in this
country. This success was followed by eliminating two other infectious diseases, brucellosis …