Measles Information for Health Professionals

On this page:
Lab testing
Reporting
Tools and resources
Clinical features and epidemiology
Vaccine information
ACIP recommendations and MMWR reports

Lab testing

• Lab Testing for Measles at the MDH Public Health Laboratory
  Information on the lab tests for measles, when they should be used, and how to submit specimens to MDH.
• "Clinical Testing and Submission Form" from Forms for the Infectious Disease Laboratory
  Include this form with each specimen when submitting for testing. Fill out the form as completely as possible and indicate which test is requested.

Reporting

• Reporting Measles
  All cases of measles must be reported to the MDH. 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.

Tools and resources

• Minimize Measles Transmission in Health Care Settings
  Quick reference for minimizing the risk of measles transmission in health care settings.
• When to Suspect and Test for Measles (PDF)
  Quick guidance for when you should screen, assess risk, and report and test for measles.
• Measles Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Non-Symptomatic Susceptible Contacts (PDF)
  Guidance for post-exposure prophylaxis for non-symptomatic susceptible contacts depending on risk factors and time from first exposure to measles case.

Measles (Rubeola) Pocket Guide (PDF) A guide for health care providers that outlines clinical presentation, spread, complications, treatment, and vaccination as well as lab testing and reporting for measles.

Clinical features and epidemiology

• Measles Clinical Information
  Information on measles for health professionals, including epidemiology, communicability, and treatment.
• Managing Measles Exposures in Health Care Workers
  Information for employee health and infection prevention staff on evaluating health care workers' measles immune status and responding to exposures in health care settings.
• Measles Vaccination and Disease History Assumptions by Age
  A guide to help determine age groups most likely under-immunized against measles.
• CDC: Chapter 13: Measles
  Measles chapter in CDC's Pink Book on vaccine-preventable diseases.
• CDC: Photos of Measles
  The CDC offers photos of the disease and people affected by the disease. Warning: graphic medical images.

Vaccine information

• Measles Vaccination Recommendations
  Information for health care professionals on measles vaccination recommendations, including effectiveness, contraindications and precautions.
• Adult Measles Vaccination (PDF)
  Summary of MMR vaccination recommendations for adults.

• Measles Vaccine Product Information and VIS

  Generic name	Manufacturer	Prescribing information	VIS
  Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)	Merck	Merck: M-M-R II	CDC: MMR (Measles, Mumps, & Rubella) VIS
  Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (MMRV)	Merck	Merck: ProQuad	CDC: MMRV (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, & Varicella) VIS

• CDC: Q&As About Vaccination Options for Preventing Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella
  Questions and answers from the CDC.
• Immunize.org: Ask the Experts: MMR Vaccination
  Experts from the CDC answer challenging questions about vaccines and their administration.

ACIP recommendations and MMWR reports

• CDC: ACIP Recommendations: Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine
  CDC: ACIP Recommendations: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine
  CDC listing of recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
• Measles-related MMWR Articles
  Articles published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report regarding measles.