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Measles and Poliomyelitis

Vaccines, Immunization, and Control

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Edouard Kurstak

    1. Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
      International Comparative Virology Organization, Montreal, Canada
      Medical Research Centre, King Fahad Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
      Viral Diseases Panel, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Editor’s introduction

    1. Editor’s introduction

      • Edouard Kurstak
      Pages 1-10

  3. Measles Global Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Challenges for the global control of measles in the 1990’s

      • C. J. Clements, M. Strassburg, F. T. Cutts, J. Milstein, C. Torel
      Pages 13-24

    3. The experience with measles in the United States

      • W. A. Orenstein, L. E. Markowitz, W. L. Atkinson, A. R. Hinman
      Pages 25-35

    4. Mass vaccination programme aimed at eradication of measles in Sweden

      • B. Christenson
      Pages 37-45

    5. Identification of high risk groups for measles immunization

      • F. M. LaForce
      Pages 47-52

    6. Is measles eradicable?

      • A. R. Hinman, W. A. Orenstein
      Pages 53-61

    7. Safety of measles vaccines

      • P. E. M. Fine
      Pages 63-73

    8. Measles vaccine — one versus two doses: why and when

      • J. Thipphawong, R. Wittes, O. Van-Ham
      Pages 75-99

    9. Cost-benefit analysis of a second dose measles inoculation of children

      • G. M. Ginsberg, T. H. Tulchinsky
      Pages 101-117

    10. High-titer measles virus vaccines: protection evaluation

      • M. Garenne, O. Leroy, J. P. Beau, I. Sene
      Pages 119-131

    11. Recent approaches in the development of measles vaccines

      • O. Leroy
      Pages 133-148

    12. Molecular biological basis of measles virus strain differences

      • B. K. Rima
      Pages 149-160

    13. Measles virus antigenic variations and the role of individual antigens in immunization

      • T. F. Wild
      Pages 161-173

    14. Cell-mediated immune response to measles virus

      • A. A. Salmi
      Pages 175-185

  4. Towards Poliomyelitis Eradication

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. Lessons from poliovirus control: strategies for eradication

      • J. L. Melnick
      Pages 189-204

    3. Eradication of poliomyelitis: countdown or slowdown

      • B. D. Schoub
      Pages 205-213

    4. The potential for poliovirus eradication

      • N. A. Ward
      Pages 215-226
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About this book

Elimination of measles and poliomyelitis diseases from the globe is a priority goal of the World Health Organization. For the first time, in a single volume comprising thirty-one well-documented chapters, internationally recognized experts provide a state-of-the-art treatment of these two important viral diseases. The book offers a wide range of new findings and references on the latest advances regarding the measles and poliomyelitis: • global and molecular genetic epidemiology, characteristics and diseases surveillance • all available vaccines and research to produce more safe and more potent-biotechnology vaccines • immunization programmes, considering the available vaccines and possibility of vaccinal associations in strategy to eliminate/eradicate these diseases • immunity to infections and immunogenicity of vaccines • virus genomes organization and antigenic structures related to vaccine characteristics, stressing their role in immunization strategies • needs of global cooperation, using all available resources, vaccines and strategies to achieve the global control of the diseases. It is addressed to all public health professionals concerned with measles and poliomyelitis control, especially in hospitals, clinics, governmental health services, international health services, centers of infectious diseases, research institutes, medical schools, vaccine producers and experts in immunization strategies and programmes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada

    Edouard Kurstak

  • International Comparative Virology Organization, Montreal, Canada

    Edouard Kurstak

  • Medical Research Centre, King Fahad Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Edouard Kurstak

  • Viral Diseases Panel, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

    Edouard Kurstak

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Measles and Poliomyelitis

  • Book Subtitle: Vaccines, Immunization, and Control

  • Editors: Edouard Kurstak

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9278-8

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag/Wien 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-211-82436-8Published: 05 August 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-9278-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 411

  • Topics: Vaccine, Internal Medicine, Virology

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