Serological survey of measles in Yemen in 1985.
The HI assay for measles was used to evaluate the sera of 191 children of preschool age (1-6 ys) from five regions of South Yemen: highland, coastal, Vadi Hadramot, the agricultural area Abijan and the capital city Aden. The serum positivity rate was 47.5% in 1-2-year-old children, 75.5% in 3 year-old and 88.5% in 4-6 year-old children. The geometric mean of HI titres was 4.8 log2 in preschool children. An optimal strategy of vaccination against measles in Yemen is discussed.
Strauss
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Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Dobahi
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Danes
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Kopecký
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Svandová
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D000367:Age Factors; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008458:Measles Vaccine; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors; D015006:Yemen
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D008458:Measles Vaccine