Search Results - "Ruiz Matus, Cuauhtemoc"

Enablers and barriers of maternal and neonatal immunization programs in Latin America by Ropero Alvarez, Alba Maria, Vilajeliu, Alba, Magariños, Mirta, Jauregui, Barbara, Guzmán, Lely, Whittembury, Alvaro, Cain, Emilia, Garcia, Odalys, Montesanos, Raul, Ruiz Matus, Cuauhtemoc

“…•The Americas has a long history of maternal and neonatal immunization programs.•Key enablers are high-level of political will and an immunization legal…”
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Elimination of Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in the Americas by Castillo-Solórzano, Carlos, Marsigli, Christina, Bravo-Alcántara, Pamela, Flannery, Brendan, Matus, Cuauhtémoc Ruiz, Tambini, Gina, Gross-Galiano, Socorro, Andrus, Jon Kim

“…In 2003, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) adopted a resolution calling for rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) elimination in the Americas…”
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Challenges to building capacity for evidence-based new vaccine policy in developing countries by Andrus, Jon Kim, Jauregui, Barbara, De Oliveira, Lúcia Helena, Ruiz Matus, Cuauhtémoc

“…There are many challenges to ensuring that people in developing countries have equitable access to new vaccines. Two of the most important are having the…”
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Response to comment on: Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children morbidity and mortality in Peru: Time series analyses by Toscano, Cristiana M., Suarez, Victor, Michel, Fabiana, Bierrenbach, Ana Luiza, Gonzales, Marco, Alencar, Airlane Pereira, Ruiz Matus, Cuauhtemoc, Andrus, Jon K., de Oliveira, Lucia H.

“…[...]contrary to what Curcio and colleagues report in their letter to the editor, vaccine coverage, which is influenced by aspects of vaccine program was taken…”
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Rubella Vaccination of Unknowingly Pregnant Women During Mass Campaigns for Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Elimination, The Americas 2001–2008 by Castillo-Solórzano, Carlos, Reef, Susan E., Morice, Ana, Vascones, Nancy, Chevez, Ana Elena, Castalia-Soares, Rosa, Torres, Carlos, Vizzotti, Carla, Matus, Cuauhtémoc Ruiz

“…Background. Due to the significant teratogenicity of rubella virus and the use of a live-attentuated vaccine, pregnancy is a contraindication of receipt of…”
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The past, present, and future of immunization in the Americas by Kim Andrus, Jon, Sankar Bandyopadhyay, Ananda, Danovaro-Holliday, M Carolina, Dietz, Vance, Domingues, Carla, J Peter, Figueroa, Leila, Posenato Garcia, Hinman, Alan, Roses, Mirta, Ruiz Matus, Cuauhtémoc, Ignácio Santos, Jose, Were, Fred

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Impact and Effectiveness of 10 and 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Hospitalization and Mortality in Children Aged Less than 5 Years in Latin American Countries: A Systematic Review by de Oliveira, Lucia Helena, Camacho, Luiz Antonio B, Coutinho, Evandro S F, Martinez-Silveira, Martha S, Carvalho, Ana Flavia, Ruiz-Matus, Cuauhtemoc, Toscano, Cristiana M

“…Several Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have introduced pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-10 or PCV-13) in their routine national immunization…”
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Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children morbidity and mortality in Peru: Time series analyses by Suarez, Victor, Michel, Fabiana, Toscano, Cristiana M, Bierrenbach, Ana Luiza, Gonzales, Marco, Alencar, Airlane Pereira, Ruiz Matus, Cuauhtemoc, Andrus, Jon K, de Oliveira, Lucia H

“…Highlights • This study aims at assessing the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in children in Peru. • Time series analyses were conducted using…”
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Descriptive analysis of immunization policy decision making in the Americas by Burns, Julianne E, Mitrovich, Rachel C, Jauregui, Barbara, Matus, Cuauhtémoc Ruiz, Andrus, Jon K

“…Reducing and eliminating vaccine-preventable diseases requires evidence-based and informed policy decision making. Critical to determining the functionality of…”
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Rotavirus vaccine effectiveness in Latin American and Caribbean countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Oliveira, Lúcia Helena de, Camacho, Luiz Antonio Bastos, Coutinho, Evandro Silva Freira, Ruiz-Matus, Cuauhtemoc, Leite, José Paulo Gagliardi

“…Highlights • We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. • The main outcome was hospitalized diarrhea due to rotavirus. • We studied rotavirus vaccines…”
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HPV vaccine implementation and monitoring in Latin America by Luciani, Silvana, Bruni, Laia, Agurto, Irene, Ruiz-Matus, Cuauhtémoc

“…To describe HPV vaccine program implementation, monitoring and evaluation experiences in Latin America. We reviewed published articles in peer-reviewed…”
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in Latin America and the Caribbean: progress and lessons learned by de Oliveira, Lucia Helena, Trumbo, Silas Pierson, Ruiz Matus, Cuauhtémoc, Sanwogou, N Jennifer, Toscano, Cristiana M

“…In Latin America and the Caribbean, pneumococcus has been estimated to cause 12,000-28,000 deaths, 182,000 hospitalizations, and 1.4 million clinic visits…”
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Progress in vaccination towards hepatitis B control and elimination in the Region of the Americas by Ropero Álvarez, Alba Maria, Pérez-Vilar, Silvia, Pacis-Tirso, Carmelita, Contreras, Marcela, El Omeiri, Nathalie, Ruiz-Matus, Cuauhtémoc, Velandia-González, Martha

“…Over recent decades, the Region of the Americas has made significant progress towards hepatitis B elimination. We summarize the countries/territories' efforts…”
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The Americas: Paving the Road Toward Global Measles Eradication by Castillo-Solorzano C, Carlos, Matus, Cuauhtémoc Ruiz, Flannery, Brendan, Marsigli, Christina, Tambini, Gina, Andrus, Jon Kim

“…Background. The Region of the Americas set a goal of interrupting endemic measles virus transmission by the end of 2000. This decision was primarily based on…”
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Strengthening the technical capacity at country-level to make informed policy decisions on new vaccine introduction: Lessons learned by PAHO's ProVac Initiative by Jauregui, Barbara, Sinha, Anushua, Clark, Andrew D, Bolanos, Brenda M, Resch, Stephen, Toscano, Cristiana M, Matus, Cuauhtemoc Ruiz, Andrus, Jon K

“…Abstract Rotavirus, pneumococcal conjugate and HPV vaccines have the potential to make substantial gains in health, specifically in reducing child mortality…”
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Considerations for oral cholera vaccine use during outbreak after earthquake in Haiti, 2010-2011 by Date, Kashmira A, Vicari, Andrea, Hyde, Terri B, Mintz, Eric, Danovaro-Holliday, M Carolina, Henry, Ariel, Tappero, Jordan W, Roels, Thierry H, Abrams, Joseph, Burkholder, Brenton T, Ruiz-Matus, Cuauhtémoc, Andrus, Jon, Dietz, Vance

“…Oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) have been recommended in cholera-endemic settings and preemptively during outbreaks and complex emergencies. However, experience…”
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Sentinel Hospital Surveillance for Rotavirus in Latin American and Caribbean Countries by de Oliveira, Lucia Helena, Danovaro-Holliday, M. Carolina, Andrus, Jon Kim, de Fillipis, Ana Maria Bispo, Gentsch, Jon, Matus, Cuauhtemoc Ruiz, Widdowson, Marc- Alain

“…The burden of rotavirus disease in the Latin American region has been poorly understood despite the promise of effective vaccines. We describe here the…”
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Expansion of seasonal influenza vaccination in the Americas by Ropero-Alvarez, Alba María, Kurtis, Hannah J, Danovaro-Holliday, M Carolina, Ruiz-Matus, Cuauhtémoc, Andrus, Jon K

“…Seasonal influenza is a viral disease whose annual epidemics are estimated to cause three to five million cases of severe illness and 250,000 to 500,000 deaths…”
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Enhanced Laboratory Surveillance for the Elimination of Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in the Americas by de Filippis, Ana Maria Bispo, Icenogle, Joseph, Matus, Cuauhtémoc Ruiz, Andrus, Jon Kim

“…One of the reasons the 1997 Technical Advisory Group on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases recommended acceleration of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS)…”
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Children Aged <15 Years in Latin America and the Caribbean: Baseline Rates in the Context of the Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic by Landaverde, José Mauricio, Danovaro-Holliday, M. Carolina, Pierson Trumbo, Silas, Pacis-Tirso, Carmelita Lucia, Ruiz-Matus, Cuauhtémoc

“…In light of the influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization of the World Health Organization requested that the acute…”
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