Measles Information For Health Professionals
On this page:
Clinical features and epidemiology
Reporting
Vaccine information
ACIP Recommendations and MMWR reports
Clinical features and epidemiology
- Measles Clinical
Information
Information on measles for health professionals, including epidemiology, communicability, and treatment of cases and contacts.
- Measles Vaccination and Disease History Assumptions by Age
A guide to help determine the age groups most likely under-immunized against measles.
- Images
of Diseases: Measles
The CDC offers photos of the disease and people affected by the disease. Warning: graphic medical images. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Lab Testing
for Measles
Information on the lab tests for measles, when they should be used, and how to submit specimens to MDH.
- Minimize Measles Transmission in Healthcare Settings
Quick reference for minimizing the risk of measles transmission in healthcare settings.
- Healthcare personnel measles immune status and exposures in healthcare settings
nformation on evaluating healthcare workers' measles immune status and responding to exposures in healthcare settings.
- Measles: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (PDF: 801KB/20 pages)
Measles chapter in the CDC's Pink Book on vaccine-preventable diseases, 11th Edition (May 2009). Attention: Non-MDH link
Reporting
- Reporting Measles
All cases of measles must be reported to the Minnesota Department of Health. Find out what needs to be reported, who needs to report diseases, which forms to use and where to find out more about the disease.
Vaccine information
- Measles Outbreak Vaccination Guidance (Updated 4/7/11)
During the current measles outbreak vaccination recommendations vary, based on the location and age of the patient.
- Measles Vaccine Product Information and VIS
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Generic nameManufacturerPrescribing informationVISMeasles, mumps, rubella (MMR) Merck M-M-R II Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccines: What You Need to Know Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (MMRV) Merck ProQuad
- MMR Vaccine Clinical Questions and Answers
Technical questions and answers from the CDC regarding MMR vaccine. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Ask the Experts: MMR Vaccination
Experts from the CDC answer challenging questions about vaccines and their administration. Attention: Non-MDH link
ACIP Recommendations and MMWR reports
- ACIP Recommendations: Vaccine Use and Strategies for Elimination of Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome and Control and Mumps
May 22, 1998 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Attention: Non-MDH link
- MMWR Publications on MMR and MMRV Vaccines
Articles published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report regarding the measles-containing vaccines. Attention: Non-MDH link
Spotlight
Measles information (English, Somali, Spanish)
ECHO: Measles Update
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Frequently Requested
VISs
CDC fact sheets on vaccines.
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CDC Immunization Home
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Additional Resources
CDC Vaccines and Preventable Diseases Home
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CDC Travelers' Health Home
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