Publications by authors named "Antonine Jean"
Article Synopsis
- Measles was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but an outbreak in 2018, linked to an unvaccinated child returning from Israel, resulted in 649 confirmed cases primarily within the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn.
- The investigation included interviews, medical record reviews, and diagnostic testing, revealing that 85.8% of patients with known vaccination status were unvaccinated, with serious complications occurring in a small percentage of cases.
- Vaccination efforts increased MMR vaccine uptake in Williamsburg from 79.5% to 91.1% among children aged 12 to 59 months, while the total response cost to public health efforts was $8.4 million.