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ReviewFrontiers in public health2024

Contagion comeback: unravelling the measles outbreak across the USA.

Iman Muhammad Tahir, Vijay Kumar, Hanya Faisal, Anosh Gill, Vineeta Kumari, Haya Muhammad Tahir, Md Ariful Haque

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Review in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Iman Muhammad TahirLiaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Vijay KumarLiaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Hanya FaisalLiaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Anosh GillLiaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Vineeta KumariLiaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi, Pakistan.
Haya Muhammad TahirLiaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Md Ariful HaqueAtish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Measles, a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the measles virus (MeV), poses significant global and national public health challenges despite advancements in vaccination efforts. Though measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, recent years have seen a resurgence of cases, particularly in under-vaccinated communities. This resurgence is compounded by factors such as vaccine hesitancy, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on immunization rates, and international travel introducing new cases from endemic regions. This paper examines the epidemiology and recent measles outbreaks in the United States, focusing on the significant rise in cases from 2020 to 2024. The analysis highlights the importance of maintaining high vaccination coverage, particularly in vulnerable populations, and explores the challenges of managing outbreaks. The study also reviews the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of measles, emphasizing the role of prevention and control measures, including the MMR vaccine, public health interventions, and international cooperation in addressing this persistent threat.

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COVID-19Disease OutbreaksMeaslesHumansMeasles-Mumps-Rubella VaccineMeasles VaccineSARS-CoV-2United StatesVaccinationVaccination CoverageMeasles-Mumps-Rubella VaccineMeasles Vaccinemeaslesmeasles outbreak controlmeasles virusMEVUSA

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PMID39744360
PMCPMC11688273

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