Measles vaccination a risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease?
It has been postulated that measles virus or receipt of the measles vaccination may pose a risk to developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This article presents a review of the literature discussing the measles virus as a possible risk factor for IBD. No data have confirmed this suspicion, and vaccination from measles virus should be strongly encouraged.
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