Vaccines and Preventable Diseases:
Measles Resources
On this page:
Journal Article
Salmon DA, Haber M, Chen RT. (1999). Health consequences of religious and philosophical exemptions from immunization laws-individual and societal risks of measles. JAMA, 282(1), 47-53.
Books and Pamphlets
- Offit PA and Bell LM. (1999). Vaccines: What every parent should know (revised edition). New York: IDG Books.
- Humiston SG and Good C. (2000). Vaccinating your child: Questions and answers for the concerned parent. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers.
- Atkinson W, Wolfe C, Humiston S, Nelson R (Eds.). (2000). Measles. In Epidemiology and prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases. (The Pink Book). (7th ed.). Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Pink Book: Measles chapter (.pdf, 573 KB, 21 pages) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National Immunization Program. (2008).
Vaccine-Preventable Childhood Diseases - Measles
Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) (.pdf, 44 KB, 2 pages) (text-only ) (.txt, 7 KB, 1 page)
Additional Websites
- Every Child by Two (ECBT) (exit)
- All Kids Count (AKC) (exit)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (exit)
- Dr. Reddy's Pediatric Office on the Web: Infections and Immunizations (exit)
- National Coalition of Hispanic Health Organizations (COSSMHO) (exit)
- Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) (exit)
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (exit)
- Listing of State Immunization Program Websites (exit)
- Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) (exit)
- National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) (exit)
- The Immunization Gateway (exit)
- The Vaccine Page (exit)
- National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) (exit)
ACIP Recommendations
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) statements are official federal recommendations for the use of vaccines in the United States
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella — Vaccine Use and Strategies
- Combination Vaccines for Childhood Immunization
- Immunization of Adolescents
- Immunization of Health-Care Workers
MMWR Reports
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) provides weekly provisional data on disease surveillance, vaccine-preventable diseases, and other public health case reports, recommendations for vaccines, and other public health recommendations.
- More recent MMWR reports...
- Measles - United States, 2000
Vol 51, No 06;120 02/15/2002 - Recommendations From Meeting on Strategies for Improving Global Measles Control, May 11-12, 2000
Vol 49, No 49;1116 12/15/2000 - Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome - United States and Mexico, 1997-1999
Vol 49, No 46;1048 11/24/2000 - Progress Toward Interrupting Measles Transmission - Region of the Americas, Jan 1999 - Sept 2000
Vol 49, No 43;986 11/03/2000 - National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19 - 35 Months - US, 1999
Vol 49, No 26;585 07/07/2000 - Measles - United States, 1999
Vol 49, No 25;557 06/30/2000 - Measles Eradication: Experience in Americas
Vol 48, No SU01;57 12/31/1999 - Global Measles Control and Regional Elimination, 1998 - 1999
Vol 48, No 49;1124 12/17/1999 - Progress Toward Measles Elimination - Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1980-1998
Vol 48, No 47;1081 12/03/1999 - Progress Toward Measles Elimination - Southern Africa, 1996-1998
Vol 48, No 27;585 07/16/1999
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Content last reviewed on February 15, 2002
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases