BMJ 2006;333 (28 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7574.0-f
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Of measles and flu
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When was the last time you saw a case of measles? If you're in a developed country and are under 40, the answer may be never. But that might be about to change, provided of course that you recognise what you see. The number of cases is increasing steeply in the UK, bringing predictions of the re-emergence of endemic measles. Meanwhile, as Perviz Asaria and Eithne MacMahon point out (p 890), clinical experience of measles has declined. They offer a reminder of the clinical features, complications, and management strategies.
They also call for increased measles vaccine coverage if the UK is to meet the World Health Organization's target of elimination by 2010. UK vaccination rates remain below those achieved before Andrew Wakefield published his Lancet paper on MMR in 1998, and efforts to regain lost ground have been only partially successful. In the battle for hearts and minds,
Fiona Godlee, editor
(fgodlee@bmj.com)
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