Despite being recognized as one of the most successful public health measures, vaccination
is perceived as unsafe and unnecessary by a growing number of parents. Anti-vaccination …

Measles is an acute systemic viral infection with immune system interactions that play
essential roles in multiple stages of infection and disease. Measles virus (MeV) infection …

Before the availability of measles vaccine in 1963, measles was a common childhood
disease that caused an estimated 135 million cases of measles and more than 6 million …

Background Through a combination of strong routine immunization (RI), strategic
supplemental immunization activities (SIA) and robust surveillance, numerous countries …

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a preventable condition reported in 6.5 to 11
per 100 000 cases of measles, and highest in children who contracted measles infection …

Background Measles is an important cause of death in children, despite the availability of
safe and cost-saving measles-containing vaccines (MCVs). The first MCV dose (MCV1) is …

Purpose of the review Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare, slowly
progressive, and frequently fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by measles virus. The …

Background Industrialization and demographic transition generate nonstationary dynamics
in human populations that can affect the transmission and persistence of infectious …

In this study, we explore the dynamic interplay between the timing of vaccination campaigns
and the trajectory of disease spread in a population. Through modeling and comprehensive …

A worldwide increasing trend toward vaccine hesitancy has been reported. Measles
outbreaks in southern Africa in 2009–2010 were linked to objections originating from …