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Patterns of transmission in measles outbreaks in the United States, 1985-1986 by Markowitz, L E, Preblud, S R, Orenstein, W A, Rovira, E Z, Adams, N C, Hawkins, C E, Hinman, A R

“…Since the licensing of measles vaccine in 1963, the incidence of reported measles in the United States has declined to less than 2 percent of previous levels…”
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Congenital rubella syndrome in the United States, 1970-1985. On the verge of elimination by Cochi, S L, Edmonds, L E, Dyer, K, Greaves, W L, Marks, J S, Rovira, E Z, Preblud, S R, Orenstein, W A

“…The National Congenital Rubella Syndrome Registry, a passive surveillance system, and the Birth Defects Monitoring Program, a newborn hospital discharge data…”
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Abortions that fail by Kaunitz, A M, Rovira, E Z, Grimes, D A, Schulz, K F

“…In this study of 33,090 suction curettage abortions performed at less than or equal to 12 weeks' gestation, the rate of unrecognized failed abortions was 2.3…”
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Current epidemiology of pertussis in the United States by Hutchins, S S, Cochi, S L, Brink, E W, Patriarca, P A, Wassilak, S G, Rovira, E Z, Hinman, A R

“…The incidence of pertussis in the United States decreased rapidly during the 20th century, with the most impressive decreases resulting from the widespread use…”
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Risk Factors for Community- and Household-Acquired Pertussis During a Large-Scale Outbreak in Central Wisconsin by Biellik, Robin J., Patriarca, Peter A., Mullen, John R., Rovira, Elizabeth Z., Brink, Edward W., Mitchell, Paul, Hamilton, Gurdon H., Sullivan, Bradley J., Davis, Jeffrey P.

“…To identify risk factors associated with community- and household-acquired pertussis, we studied 61 households (HHs) with members with culture-positive…”
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Vitamin A levels and mortality among hospitalized measles patients, Kinshasa, Zaire by Markowitz, L E, Nzilambi, N, Driskell, W J, Sension, M G, Rovira, E Z, Nieburg, P, Ryder, R W

“…Treatment with high dose vitamin A has recently been recommended for children with measles in communities where vitamin A deficiency is a recognized problem…”
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The Plaque-Neutralization Test as a Measure of Prior Exposure to Measles Virus by Orenstein, Walter A., Albrecht, Paul, Herrmann, Kenneth L., Bernier, Roger, Bart, Kenneth J., Rovira, Elizabeth Z.

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Immunizations in College Health: The Remaining Tasks by Williams, Walter W., Markowitz, Lauri E., Cochi, Stephen L., Hawkins, Carl E., Rovira, Elizabeth Z., Davis, Ronald M., Hickson, Meredith A., Preblud, Stephen R.

“…Vaccine-preventable diseases, particularly measles and rubella, continue to have an adverse impact on health on college campuses. During 1985, 354 cases of…”
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