Measles Update (USA) - CDC/National Immunization Program

Weeks 1-19, 2004

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Measles news releases
The links below are useful for finding current reports about measles as well as searching archives to find news releases provided by media sources (NNii) and information provided from reports communicated from the international infectious disease community (ProMED).

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New Publications

The Journal of Infectious Diseases: 1 May 2004, Vol 189, Supplement 1. Progress toward measles elimination- Absence of measles as an endemic disease in the United States.

The Journal of Infectious Diseases: 15 May 2003, Vol 187, Supplement 1. Global measles mortality reduction and regional elimination: A status report. (Note: a subscription to the electronic version of the Journal of Infectious Diseases is necessary to access the supplement on-line.)

This report compiles the most current scientific findings from measles research and results from measles control programs in one document. This report will serve as an invaluable resource for anyone working in the field of immunization.

Print copies of the supplement can be ordered starting May 15 from the University of Chicago Press by calling 1-877-705-1878 or by sending an e-mail to: subscriptions@press.uchicago.edu.

Update of the nomenclature for describing the genetic characteristics of wild-type measles viruses: new genotypes and reference strains. ( Wkly Epi Rec July 4 2003; 78:229-232).

Outbreak of Measles --- Venezuela and Colombia, 2001--2002. MMWR, August 30, 2002

Chibo, D., Riddell, M., Catton, M., and Birch, C. Novel measles virus genotype, East Timor and Australia. Emerg. Inf. Dis. 2002;8:735-37.

Oliveira, M.I., Rota, P.A., Curti, S.P., Figueiredo, C.A., Afonso, A.M.S., et al. Genetic homogeneity of measles viruses associated with a measles outbreak, São Paulo, Brazil, 1997. Emerging Inf. Dis. 2002;8(8):808-813.

Rota, P.A., Liffick, S.L., Rota, J.S., Katz, R.S., Redd, S., Papania, M., and Bellini, W.J.
Molecular epidemiology of measles viruses in the United States, 1997-2001. Emerging Inf. Dis. 2002;8(9):902-908.

WHO publication- Weekly Epidemiological Record
Nomenclature for describing the genetic characteristics of wild-type measles viruses (update). WHO/Wkly. Epi Rec Aug 10 2001;76:241-247.

More publications and citations list for measles sequencing articles ...

Other sources of information for Measles surveillance Pan American Health Organization EuroSurveillance Central Public Health Laboratory, UK Canada: Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Chile: Surveillance World Health Organization Measles Initiative Note: The links in this box lead outside the CDC site. Any links from these sites to nonfederal organizations links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the federal government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.

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