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Measles outbreak requires continued awareness in health care settings

Non-adherence to U.S. vaccination recommendations and infection among unvaccinated travelers coming into the United States conti he U.S. measles vaccination program has been successful in eliminating endemic measles in the United States; yet this success has provided challenges that require ongoing vigilance for the rapid identification and response to measles cases in health care settings. [...]

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by on April 29, 2011  •  Permalink
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Measles Imported by Returning U.S. Travelers Aged 6–23 Months

From http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ April 8, 2011 / 60(13);397-400 In the first 2 months of 2011, CDC received reports of seven imported measles cases among returning U.S. travelers aged 6–23 months; four required hospitalization. Young children are at greater risk for severe measles, death, or sequelae such as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (1,2). Although all seven children had been [...]

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by on April 11, 2011  •  Permalink
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