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Measles Vaccine Effectiveness and Duration of Vaccine-induced Immunity in the Absence of Boosting from Exposure to Measles Virus by GÜRİS, DALYA, MCCREADY, JILL, WATSON, JOHN C, ATKINSON, WILLIAM L, HEATH, JANET L, BELLINI, WILLIAM J, POLLOI, ANTHONY

“…BACKGROUNDIt is unknown whether vaccine-induced immunity is lifelong in the absence of periodic exposure to measles virus. After 27 years of no known exposure…”
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The Safe Dates Project: Theoretical Basis, Evaluation Design, and Selected Baseline Findings by Foshee, Vangie A., Fletcher Linder, G., Bauman, Karl E., Langwick, Stacey A., Arriaga, Ximena B., Heath, Janet L., McMahon, Pamela M., Bangdiwala, Shrikant

“…Approximately 20% of adolescents have experienced violence from a dating partner. The Safe Dates Project tests the effects of a program on the primary and…”
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Comparison of Vaccination with Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine at 9, 12, and 15 Months of Age by Hinman, Alan R., Redd, Stephen C., King, Gai E., Heath, Janet L., Forghani, Baghar, Bellini, William J., Markowitz, Lauri E.

“…To determine seroconversion rates with measles-mumps-rubella vaccine administered to children at 9, 12, or 15 months of age, we undertook a prospective…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Measles Virus: Identification of Pathways of Transmission and Implications for Measles Elimination by Rota, Jennifer S., Heath, Janet L., Rota, Paul A., King, Gail E., Celma, María L., Carabafia, Juan, Fernandez-Mũnoz, Rafael, Brown, David, Jin, Li, Bellini, William J.

“…The nucleotide sequences of either the hemagglutinin or nucleoprotein genes from wild type measles viruses isolated in the United States between 1989 and 1992…”
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Diagnosis of Measles with an IgM Capture EIA: The Optimal Timing of Specimen Collection after Rash Onset by Helfand, Rita F., Heath, Janet L., Anderson, Larry J., Maes, Edmond F., Guris, Dalya, Bellini, William J.

“…The optimal timing for collection of a single serum specimen to diagnose measles by using a monoclonal antibody-capture EIA was evaluated. Results of testing…”
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Measles antibody in vaccinated human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected children by ARPADI, S. M, MARKOWITZ, L. E, BAUGHMAN, A. L, SHAH, K, ADAM, H, WIZNIA, A, LAMBERT, G, DOBROSZYCKI, J, HEATH, J. L, BELLINI, W. J

“…The goals of this study were to evaluate the proportion of previously vaccinated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-infected children with detectable…”
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Risk of infection with hepatitis A, B or C, cytomegalovirus, varicella or measles among child care providers by JACKSON, LISA A, STEWART, LAURIE K, SOLOMON, STEVEN L, BOASE, JANICE, ALEXANDER, E RUSSELL, HEATH, JANET L, MCQUILLAN, GERALDINE K, COLEMAN, PATRICK J, STEWART, JOHN A, SHAPIRO, CRAIG N

“…BACKGROUND METHODS RESULTS CONCLUSIONS…”
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Comparison of vaccination with measles-mumps-rubella vaccine at 9, 12, and 15 months of age: Progress toward measles elimination - Absences of measles as an endemic disease in the United States by REDD, Stephen C, KING, Gail E, HEATH, Janet L, FORGHANI, Baghar, BELLINI, William J, MARKOWITZ, Lauri E

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Antigenic Analysis Of Current Wild Type And Vaccine Strains Of Measles Virus by Tamin, Azaibi, Rota, Paul A., Wang, Zhong-de, Heath, Janet L., Anderson, Larry J., Bellini, William J.

“…The antigenic properties of vaccine and wild type strains of measles virus were compared. Serum specimens from vaccinated persons, persons infected during the…”
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Nonclassic measles infections in an immune population exposed to measles during a college bus trip by Helfand, Rita F., Kim, David K., Gary Jr, Howard E., Edwards, Gary L., Bisson, Gregory P., Papania, Mark J., Heath, Janet L., Schaff, Debbie L., Bellini, William J., Redd, Stephen C., Anderson, Larry J.

“…This study investigated the frequency of mild or asymptomatic measles infections among 44 persons exposed to a student with measles during a 3‐day bus trip…”
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Immunoglobulin M antibody response to measles virus following primary and secondary vaccination and natural virus infection by Erdman, D D, Heath, J L, Watson, J C, Markowitz, L E, Bellini, W J

“…The use of IgM antibody detection for the classification of the primary and secondary measles antibody response in persons following primary and secondary…”
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Comparative Detection of Measles-Specific IgM in Oral Fluid and Serum from Children by an Antibody-Capture IgM EIA by Helfand, Rita F., Kebede, Senait, Alexander, James P., Alemu, Wondimagegnehu, Heath, Janet L., Gary, Howard E., Anderson, Larry J., Beyene, Hagos, Bellini, William J.

“…In vaccinated populations, the diagnosis of measles often requires laboratory confirmation. Serum tested by EIAs has proven sensitive and specific for…”
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Measles-Specific IgG Levels in Premature Infants: Efficacy of Vaccination of Seronegative Infants at 9 and 12 Months of Age † 1173 by Helfand, Rita F, Losonsky, Genevieve A, Alexander, James P, Gindler, Jacqueline J, Gary, Howard E, Heath, Janet L, Bellini, William J

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Isolated from a Serum Sample Collected in 1976 in Central Africa by Getchell, Jane P., Hickst, Donald R., Svinivasan, A., Heath, Janet L., York, Deborah A., Malonga, Miatudila, Forthal, Donald N., Mann, Jonathan M., Mccormick, Joseph B.

“…AIDS is increasing in importance in many areas of Africa, where the disease was first noted in 1983. Serological data have suggested, however, the presence of…”
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Detection of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type I and Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Cultured Lymphocytes of a Zairian Man with AIDS by Getchell, Jane P., Heath, Janet L., Hicks, Donald R., Sporborg, Cynthia, Mann, Jonathan M., McCormick, Joseph B.

“…We report the detection of human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the cultured lymphocytes of a 45-year-old…”
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Management of a measles outbreak among Old World nonhuman primates by Willy, M E, Woodward, R A, Thornton, V B, Wolff, A V, Flynn, B M, Heath, J L, Villamarzo, Y S, Smith, S, Bellini, W J, Rota, P A

“…A measles outbreak in a facility housing Old World nonhuman primates developed over a 2-month period in 1996, providing an opportunity to study the…”
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