Toward rubella elimination in Europe: an epidemiological assessmentMark Muscat
EUVAC NET hub, Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
Vaccine 30:1999-2007. 2012
..The elimination of rubella and prevention of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) by 2015 are established goals for Europe. Our aim was to review the epidemiology of rubella in relation to this goal...
Who gets measles in Europe?Mark Muscat
Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
J Infect Dis 204:S353-65. 2011
..This article aims to describe individuals susceptible to measles, and provide an overview of affected groups and the public settings in which measles transmission occurred in Europe in 2005-2009...
Measles in Europe: an epidemiological assessmentMark Muscat
EUVAC NET hub, Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
Lancet 373:383-9. 2009
..Our aim was therefore to review the epidemiology of measles in relation to the goal of elimination by 2010...
Decline in measles in WHO European Region but rubella remains highMark Muscat
Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
Euro Surveill 10:E050324.3. 2005
The benefit of molecular characterization during a measles upsurge in DenmarkMark Muscat
Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
Vaccine 25:6232-6. 2007
..Molecular epidemiological studies have proved to be both a useful and a necessary component of an enhanced surveillance system required in the measles elimination phase...
Invasive meningococcal disease in Malta: an epidemiological overview, 1994-2007Mark Muscat
Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
J Med Microbiol 58:1492-8. 2009
..Until vaccines against a broad range of serogroup B meningococci become available for universal use, the main methods of control remain the early treatment of cases and the prevention of secondary cases...