BACKGROUND In 2006, a mumps outbreak occurred on a university campus despite ≥ 95% coverage of students with 2 doses of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. Using plasma samples from a blood drive held on campus before identification of mumps cases, we compared vaccine-induced preoutbreak mumps antibody levels between individuals who developed mumps (case patients) and those who did not develop...

We report an ongoing outbreak of measles with five laboratory-confirmed and four epidemiologically linked cases in Northern Ireland as at 26 October 2010. The index case was an unvaccinated non-Northern Ireland resident with subsequent genotyping suggesting that infection originated in the usual country of residence of this case. Confirmed cases include one patient with a history of two measles...

BACKGROUND It is important to identify and immunize susceptible healthcare workers to prevent and control hospital infections. Our aim was to evaluate the specific antibodies against the measles, mumps, and rubella viruses and the varicella zoster virus among healthcare workers in a tertiary-care hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 284 healthcare workers (89 men and 195 women; mean age,...

BACKGROUND As a part of the National Plan for Measles and Congenital Rubella Elimination, a catch-up campaign targeting children aged 7-14 years with Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine was conducted during 2004-05 in Tuscany, Central Italy. METHODS To assess the profile of measles and rubella susceptibility, immunoglobulin G antibodies against measles (945 subjects) and rubella (1110 subject...

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE During 2009-2010, a northeastern US religious community experienced a large mumps outbreak despite high 2-dose measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine coverage. A third dose of MMR vaccine was offered to students in an affected community in an effort to control the outbreak. METHODS Eligible sixth- to 12th-grade students in 3 schools were offered a third dose of MMR vacci...

There have been many important advances in research into the nature of autism and, as a result, our concepts of autism have undergone a radical change (Rutter 1999). At one time, the prevailing view was that autism was an unusually early variety of schizophrenia that had been caused, in large part, by so-called refrigerator parenting. It became clear that that was a wholly mistaken concept and ...

OBJECTIVES To estimate uptake of the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) and single antigen vaccines and explore factors associated with uptake and reasons for not using MMR. DESIGN Nationally representative cohort study. SETTING Children born in the UK, 2000-2. PARTICIPANTS 14,578 children for whom data on immunisation were available. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Immunisation s...

We analyzed data from hospital admissions and enhanced mumps surveillance to assess mumps complications during the largest mumps outbreak in England and Wales, 2004-2005, and their association with mumps vaccination. When compared with nonoutbreak periods, the outbreak was associated with a clear increase in hospitalized patients with orchitis, meningitis, and pancreatitis. Routine mumps survei...