Acute toxicity of vitamin A administered with measles immunization.

Acute-toxicity of vitamin A administered with measles vaccine.

Routine vitamin A supplementation in under five children has been recommended to improve child survival(l). The World Health Organization/United Nations Children Fund/International Vitamin A Consultative Group (WHO/ UNICEF/ IVACG) Task Force recommends universal distribution of vitamin A in countries where xerophthalmia is a significant public health problem which includes India as well (2). It...

Mass Measles Vaccination Campaign in Aila Cyclone-Affected Areas of West Bengal, India: An In-depth Analysis and Experiences

Disaster-affected populations are highly vulnerable to outbreaks of measles. Therefore, a mass vaccination against measles was conducted in Aila cyclone-affected blocks of West Bengal, India in July 2009. The objectives of the present report were to conduct an in depth analysis of the campaign, and to discuss the major challenges. A block level micro-plan, which included mapping of the villages...

Micronutrients as adjunct therapy of acute illness in children: impact on the episode outcome and policy implications of current findings.

Role of micronutrients namely vitamin A, zinc and folate, as adjunct therapy of illness episodes in children in developing countries have been discussed in the light of health policy. Apart from a selective review, attempts have been made to statistically combine results of several studies to address policy issues. In children, vitamin A supplementation during illness has (a) a profound effect ...

Excessive Attenuation of Measles Virus as a Possible Cause of Failure in Measles Immunization

Mass immunization of children in Iran with live attenuated Sugiyama measles virus adapted to calf kidney cell cultures