Avijgan, M. and Habibian, R. and Kheiri, S. (2009) Seroprevalence of mumps before inclusion of mumps vaccination in the Iranian expanded programme on immunization. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 15 (2). pp. 295-301.
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Abstract
The current target groups for measles, mumps and rubella vaccination in the Islamic Republic of Iran are children at 12 months and 4-6 years. A study of the age-specific seroprevalence of antibodies against mumps in children aged 3-18 years in Shahrekord aimed to establish the need for booster vaccinations to cover non-immune children. Of 338 children, 19.8 were seronegative. Age-specific seronegativity was 33.3, 20.5 and 4.6 in age groups 7-11, 12-14 and 15-18 years respectively. To obtain herd immunity, we suggest that for the next 5 years children aged 7-11 years entering guidance school are selected as the main group for vaccination.
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | measles mumps rubella vaccine; mumps vaccine; virus antibody, adolescent; article; child; controlled study; drug efficacy; female; health program; high school; human; immunization; Iran; major clinical study; male; mumps; primary school; serology; seroprevalence; vaccination; age distribution; blood; chi square distribution; contact examination; cross-sectional study; epidemiology; herd immunity; immunology; Iran; methodology; mumps; Mumps virus; needs assessment; patient selection; preschool child; preventive health service; vaccination, Adolescent; Age Distribution; Antibodies, Viral; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Child, Preschool; Contact Tracing; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Immunity, Herd; Immunization Programs; Immunization, Secondary; Iran; Male; Mumps; Mumps Vaccine; Mumps virus; Needs Assessment; Patient Selection; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Vaccination |
| Subjects: | WC Communicable Diseases QW Microbiology and Immunology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Department of Clinical Sciences > Department of Infectious Diseases |
| Depositing User: | zahra bagheri . |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Aug 2017 03:41 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Aug 2017 03:41 |
| URI: | http://eprints.skums.ac.ir/id/eprint/3357 |
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