Publications by authors named "J Masa-Calles"
Background/objectives: Spain has been in a measles elimination phase since 2014. No evidence exists about the distribution of measles cases among the population born outside Spain. The aim of this study was thus to describe the epidemiological situation of measles, stratified by place of birth, during the post-elimination period in Spain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoordinated public health actions following the identification of a measles case arriving on an international flight, Spain: December 2022-January 2023.
Travel Med Infect Dis
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Contact tracing is essential for managing infectious measles cases, especially in countries where measles is primarily imported.
- In response to a suspected measles case on an aircraft, Spanish public health authorities and airlines quickly coordinated efforts for rapid contact tracing.
- The prompt administration of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and proper information helped prevent further transmission, contributing to the continued elimination of measles in Spain.
Background: Maternal pertussis vaccination during the third trimester of pregnancy was implemented in 2015 in Spain, reaching a national coverage of 84% in 2019. In this ecological study, we investigated whether there was a change in the disease severity for pertussis in infants upon introduction of prenatal pertussis vaccination.
Methods: We performed a time-trend analysis of infant pertussis hospitalizations during 2005-2019 in Spain using national register data.
Purpose: Investigation of undiagnosed cases of infectious neurological diseases, especially in the paediatric population, remains a challenge. This study aimed to enhance understanding of viruses in CSF from children with clinically diagnosed meningitis and/or encephalitis (M/ME) of unknown aetiology using shotgun sequencing enhanced by hybrid capture (HCSS).
Methods: A single-centre prospective study was conducted at Sant Joan de Déu University Hospital, Barcelona, involving 40 M/ME episodes of unknown aetiology, recruited from May 2021 to July 2022.
Mumps is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the mumps virus (MuV). However, MuV has re-emerged in many countries with high vaccine coverage. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends molecular surveillance based on sequencing of the small hydrophobic (SH) gene.
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