All measles articles
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NewsHigh vaccination coverage key against expected increase of measles cases in Europe
In 2023, significant increases in the number of measles cases and outbreaks were observed globally, including in 40 of the 53 countries of the European region, and in at least ten EU/EEA countries.
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NewsSevere lung damage caused when flu is followed by infection with measles-like virus
Infection with a measles-like virus causes catastrophic lung failure in ferrets previously infected with influenza virus or respiratory syncytial virus, according to a new study.
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NewsUK urges vaccination as measles surge, man dies in Ireland
The UK government has urged parents to take up the offer of MMR vaccination for their children amid a surge in measles cases. Source: CDC and NIAID Colorized transmission electron micrograph of a measles virus particle (red). Since the last update a week ago, a further 118 ...
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NewsResearchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain
Researchers have mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to a rare, lethal brain disease.
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NewsClinical trial finds live vaccinations safe for liver and kidney transplant recipients
Live vaccinations provided to children who previously received liver or kidney transplants were found to be safe and prompted an immune response to guard against several life-threatening conditions.
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NewsVersatile vaccine candidate fights measles, mumps and Covid
Altered measles and mumps viruses could be used as a platform to create a trivalent COVID-19 vaccine that triggers immunity to multiple variant strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, new research in animals suggests. The study builds upon previous studies that involved inserting a highly stable segment of ...
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NewsThousands of children’s operations ’will have to be cancelled’ this winter as UK government delays RSV vaccine
Babies could be needlessly hospitalised this winter because the government has delayed a vaccine that protects them from a life-threatening virus, the UK’s top children’s doctor has warned.
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OpinionNew RSV vaccines on the way - so what do we do about vaccine hesitancy?
Not one, but two promising new vaccines are likely to be introduced to the UK, yet routine childhood vaccination rates have been decreasing for ‘old’ diseases like measles and polio - what’s going on?
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NewsWarning as third of toddlers found to have unmet vaccination needs
A third of under-fives attending a Paediatric Emergency Department (PED) and who are eligible for pre-school boosters have unmet vaccination need according to new research.
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NewsMeasles surge sparks UK government vaccine call
The UK government has urged parents to make sure their children’s MMR vaccine is up to date following a rise of measles cases.
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NewsRisk of a measles outbreak in London is significant, say researchers
Doctors in London have been urged to be vigilant for symptoms of measles as researchers warn that the risk of outbreaks in the city is significant.
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NewsWar in Ukraine pushes highly contagious infectious diseases to alarming levels
New research being presented at this year’s ECCMID reveals an extremely worrying picture of rising infectious disease cases and falling levels of childhood vaccination and case detection in Kharkiv, the scene of some of the most intense combat in 2022.
