title: How will the MMR universal mass vaccination change the epidemiologic pattern of mumps? A 2012 Italian serosurvey.
abstract: To investigate the changes in the epidemiologic pattern of mumps, we carried out a serosurvey among young adults from Apulia, Italy. A convenience sample of 1,764 blood donors were enrolled in 2012: 93.4% (95% confidence interval, 92.1-94.5) showed a positive antimumps immunoglobulin G titre, geometric mean titer was 2.05. Results were consistent with previously published data on the immunogenicity of mumps vaccine but showed a lack of immunity (10% of people aged 18-26 years susceptible for mumps). Future research must be focused on the long-time immunogenicity of the mumps vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tafuri
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy. Electronic address: serenagallone@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria Serena
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gallone
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Angela Maria Vittoria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Larocca
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Germinario
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D032541:Mass Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009107:Mumps / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
keywords: Immunogenicity; Young adults susceptibility