Childhood immunization is one of the major public health measures of the 20th century and
is now receiving special attention from the Clinton administration. At the same time, some …

Vaccines prepared from whole, killed organisms (pertussis and possible influenza) may
cause neurological allergic reactions producing encephalopathy. These reactions are …

Presents a report on the revised recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) on measles, mumps, and rubella prevention in the United …

The vast majority of adverse reactions following immunisation of children with live measles-
mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine were shown in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross …

Objective. The possibility of adverse neurologic events has fueled much concern about the
safety of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccinations. The available evidence concerning …

Fuzzy Logic in Action: Applications in Epidemiology and Beyond, co-authored by Eduardo
Massad, Neli Ortega, Laécio Barros, and Cláudio Struchiner is a remarkable achievement …

Long-term immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella viruses was studied in 57 patients after
allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Among patients who were seropositiveat the time …

We report a case of measles inclusion-body encephalitis (MIBE) occurring in an apparently
healthy 21-month-old boy 8.5 months after measles-mumps-rubella vaccination. He had no …

The aim of the Expanded Programme on Immunization is to reduce morbidity and mortality
from six diseases that can be prevented by immunization. In many countries the …

In 1.4% of children who experienced a seizure during the first seven years of life, the seizure
followed within two weeks of an immunization procedure. We report 40 postimmunization …