Shorter incubation period in symptomatic measles patients who had no history of measles vaccination
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In February 2024, a 22-year-old Japanese resident of Osaka Prefecture was diagnosed with measles in the PCR test. He had flown from Dubai to Osaka Kansai International Airport. We finally detected 13 incident measles cases identified as infected by the index case and collected data on these individuals to evaluate the association between vaccination and incubation period. The mean incubation period in all 13 infectees was 11.7 days (range: 7-20 days). The incubation period among infectees who had no history of measles vaccination ranged from 7 to 10 days (mean: 8.4 days), whereas it was significantly longer in those who had received any measles vaccine (p = 0.005). Moreover, the number of measles vaccinations received correlated positively with the length of the incubation period (p = 0.004).
Source: Vaccine
Authors: Hideo Tanaka, Yuki Takahashi, Sayuri Matsumoto, Miki Matsuyama, Koji Nakayama, Hiroshi Kodaira, Yoshinori Kubota, Juichi Kawakami, Takako Kurata, Daiki Kanbayashi, Kazushi Motomura
Language: English
Topic: Virology and Viral Diseases
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,650
Awards: Elucidation of host and viral factors related to the clearance of rubella virus from the human body, Virological and Immunological analysis of modified measles, Analysis of T-cell responses in rubella patients., Comprehensive genome analysis of norovirus and comparative analysis of the pathogenesis by the difference of genotypes
OpenAlex ID: W4405679869