Measles prevention : supplementary statement

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
• Description:
  Since measles vaccine was introduced in the United States in 1963, the reported incidence of measles has decreased 99%, and indigenous measles transmission has been eliminated from most of the country. However, the goal to eliminate measles by October 1982 has not been met. Between 1981 and 1987, a low of 1497 (1983) to a high of 6282 (1986) cases were reported annually (7).
  
  Two major types of outbreaks have occurred recently in the United States: those among unvaccinated preschool-aged children, including children younger than the recommended age for routine vaccination (i.e., 15 months), and those among vaccinated school-aged children (2). Large outbreaks among unvaccinated preschoolaged children have occurred in several inner-city areas. In these outbreaks, up to 88% of cases in vaccine-eligible children 16 months to 4 years of age were unvaccinated; as many as 40% of all cases occurred in children <16 months of age. Surveys of immunization levels in areas where these outbreaks occurred indicate that only 49%-65% of 2-year-olds had received measles vaccine (3).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Humans Immunization Schedule Infant Measles Measles Vaccine Urban Health
• Source:
  MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report. 1989; 38(1):11-4.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print)
• Pubmed ID:
  2491907
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Guidelines and Recommendations Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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