Measles
2024 brought more troubling news about measles
A surge in measles cases linked to declining vaccination rates could threaten the United States’ measles elimination status, the CDC said in 2024.
Q&A: How to talk to families about vaccines
NEW YORK — Vaccine hesitancy is only one factor leading to a decrease in vaccine coverage in the United States, so pediatric providers may need to try multiple strategies to improve vaccine uptake, according to Sean O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP.
Top in ID: WikiGuidelines group publishes new UTI guidance; STI epidemic may be slowing
The WikiGuidelines collaborative has published the first guidelines for UTI prevention, diagnosis and management in more than a decade.
Q&A: ‘We have to be worried’ about decline in measles vaccination
NEW YORK — As vaccination coverage declines globally, pediatricians need to prepare to encounter more measles cases in their communities, according to a presentation at the Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium.
Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium addresses reemergence of measles, chickenpox
NEW YORK — The 37th annual Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will address the possibility that measles and chickenpox may make a comeback due to waning vaccine coverage.
Global measles cases increase by 20%, driven by ‘stalled’ vaccine coverage
Measles cases increased globally by 20% in 2023, and roughly 22 million children missed their first measles vaccine dose, according to the CDC and WHO’s annual global measles report.
Lack of diverse training, nonspecific symptoms leave physicians challenged to identify measles
A combination of several factors makes it tough for providers to identify measles cases as the disease makes a comeback, according to experts.