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Public Health and Economic Consequences of Vaccine Hesitancy for Measles in the United States 2017 Sep 1

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28738137

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This analysis predicts that even minor reductions in childhood vaccination, driven by vaccine hesitancy (nonmedical and personal belief exemptions), will have substantial public health and economic consequences. The results support an urgent need to address vaccine hesitancy in policy dialogues at the state and national level, with consideration of removing personal belief exemptions of childhood vaccination.

Communicating science to the public: MMR vaccine and autism 2003 Dec 8

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14604564

Abstract

Media attention and consequent public concerns about vaccine safety followed publication of a small case-series of children who developed autism after receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. Many well-controlled studies performed subsequently found no evidence that MMR vaccine causes autism. However, despite these studies, some parents remain concerned that the MMR vaccine is not safe. We will discuss the origins of the hypothesis that the MMR vaccine causes autism, studies performed to test the hypothesis, how these studies have been communicated to the public, and some suggested strategies for how this communication can be improved

Autism spectrum disorder and beta thalassemia minor: A genetic link? 2018.04.016.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30859773

Abstract

Ayaydın H, Takatak H. Autism spectrum disorder and beta thalassemia minor: A genetic link? Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 443-445. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by persistent deficits in social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviors and interests. Beta-thalassemia minor (BTM) is a common genetic blood disorder in Turkey. BTM is a single-gene disease that causes a decrease in beta globin production. We describe a girl aged 4 years and 4 months referred to our department due to speech delay, inability to establish social communication and overactivity. She was diagnosed with ASD according to DSM-5 criteria and Beta-thalassemia minor. Although there have been case reports of BTM with the some psychiatric conditions, to the best of our knowledge there are none concerning comorbid ASD and BTM. The aim of this report is to describe a possible genetic association between ASD and BTM since they have a common link associated with chromosome 11.