title: [Single or double dose of vaccine needed for the eradication of measles in Spain?].
abstract: A descriptive and retrospective epidemiological study of measles vaccinations was realized. This study involved 112 children hospitalized in Valencia (Spain) for measles during the period from January 1983 to December 1988. We compared children that had received vaccination and those children that had not. Statistically significant differences were observed in regards to the age of the child (p < 0.025) and the year in which the cases were diagnosed (p < 0.05). The evolution of measles in Spain and in the United States shows the need for revaccinations, as well as the need to augment the coverage of vaccinations in order to eradicate this disease.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Salud Pública, Higiene y Sanidad Ambiental, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vitoria Miñana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morales Suárez-Varela
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cotanda Gutiérrez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Asensi Botet
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D008458:Measles Vaccine