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2015 Top Stories in Primary Care: Measles—A Fine Balance
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- Measles Cases and Outbreaks. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site. http://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html. Updated November 6, 2015. Accessed October 27, 2015.
- Fefferman NH, Naumova EN. Dangers of vaccine refusal near the herd immunity threshold: a modelling study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015;15(8):922–926.
- Mina MJ, Metcalf JE, de Swart RL, et al. Long-term measles-induced immunomodulation increases overall childhood infectious disease mortality. Science. 2015; 348(6235):694-699.
- Jain A, Marshall J, Buikema A, et al. Autism occurrence by MMR vaccine status among US children with older siblings with and without autism. JAMA. 2015;313(15):1534-1540.
- Crawford C. New AAFP Policy Rejects Nonmedical Immunization Exemptions. American Academy of Family Physicians Web site. http://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20151012vaccineexempt.html Accessed October 27, 2015.
- Orenstein WA, Papania MJ, Wharton M. Measles elimination in the United States. J Infect Dis. 2004;189(Suppl 1):S1-S3.
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