Measles 2018: a tale of two anniversaries

Philippe J Sansonetti

doi:10.15252/emmm.201809176

Measles 2018: a tale of two anniversaries

EMBO Mol Med. 2018 May;10(5):e9176. doi: 10.15252/emmm.201809176.

Author

Philippe J Sansonetti^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Unité de Pathogénie Microbienne Moléculaire & Unité INSERM 1202, Institut Pasteur, Paris Cedex 15, France.
² Microbiologie et Maladies Infectieuses, Collège de France, Paris, France.

Abstract

This year is the 50^th anniversary of the reduction in measles in the USA, following introduction of general vaccination, but also the 20^th anniversary of a now retracted research paper that suggested a link between the measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccination and autism, which contributed to falling vaccination rates and re‐emergence of measles cases globally.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Anniversaries and Special Events
Autistic Disorder / immunology*
Humans
Measles / immunology*
Measles / prevention & control
Measles Vaccine / administration & dosage
Measles Vaccine / immunology*
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / immunology*
United States
Vaccination

Substances

Measles Vaccine
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine