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Seroprevalence of antibodies to measles, mumps, and rubella among Thai population: evaluation of measles/MMR immunization programme.
- Source :
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Journal of health, population, and nutrition [J Health Popul Nutr] 2009 Feb; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 80-6. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Stored serum specimens, from four regions of Thailand, of healthy children attending well baby clinics and of healthy people with acute illnesses visiting outpatient clinics were randomly sampled and tested for IgG antibody to measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). The immunity patterns of rubella and mumps fitted well with the history of rubella and MMR vaccination, seroprotective rates being over 85% among those aged over seven years. A high proportion of younger children acquired the infection before the age of vaccination. MMR vaccination should preferably be given to children at an earlier age. For measles, 73% seroprotective rates among children, aged 8-14 years, who should have received two doses of measles/MMR vaccine, were lower than expected. This finding was consistent with the age-group reported in outbreaks of measles in Thailand. The apparent ineffectiveness (in relation to measles) of MMR immunization of 1st grade students warrants further studies.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Age Factors
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Measles epidemiology
Measles Vaccine administration & dosage
Measles Vaccine immunology
Measles virus immunology
Mumps epidemiology
Mumps Vaccine administration & dosage
Mumps Vaccine immunology
Mumps virus immunology
Rubella epidemiology
Rubella Vaccine administration & dosage
Rubella Vaccine immunology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Thailand epidemiology
Time Factors
Vaccines, Combined administration & dosage
Vaccines, Combined immunology
Antibodies, Viral blood
Immunization Programs
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine administration & dosage
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine immunology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1606-0997
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of health, population, and nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19248651
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v27i1.3320