What Is Old Is New Again: Tips and Tricks for Recognizing and Treating Vaccine‐Preventable Diseases of Childhood Presenting to the Emergency Department
Across the globe, there has been a resurgence in vaccine-preventable diseases reflecting declining immunity, vaccine hesitancy and gaps in vaccine coverage. Vaccination was seen as one of the most successful public health interventions of the 20th century-as a consequence, many vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and diphtheria were relegated to textbooks. With the re-emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), it is an urgent priority to equip emergency physicians with the knowledge to rapidly identify and manage potential cases and strengthen public health measures to curb transmission.
Authors
- D Seneviratne
- Roland Semakula
Institutions
- Driscoll Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Published
- 2026-07-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70313
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00