title: Is it Right Time to Introduce Mumps Vaccine in Indias Universal Immunization Program?
abstract: Measles, mumps and rubella are vaccine preventable diseases. However, morbidity and mortality due to these diseases remain largely unnoticed in India. Measles has received much attention; mumps and rubella still need to garner attention. According to the World Health Organization, near-elimination of mumps could be achieved by maintaining high vaccine coverage using a two-dose strategy. However, Government of India has not yet decided on mumps vaccine. In this review, we have reviewed sero-prevalence studies, vaccine studies, outbreak investigations, virus isolation and virus genotyping studies on mumps. Overall, mumps seems to be a significant public health problem in India, but does not garner attention due to the absence of a surveillance and documentation system. Thus, inclusion of mumps antigen in the Universal immunization program would have added advantages, the economic burden imposed by the cost of the vaccine offset by a reduction in disease burden.
authors.affiliation: Measles Group, National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune; and *Department of Microbiology, Yogeshwari Mahavidyalaya Ambajogai affiliated to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad; Maharashtra, India. Correspondence to: Dr Sunil R Vaidya, Scientist-E and Measles Group Leader, WHO Accredited National Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella, National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr Ambedkar Road, Post Box 11, Pune 411 001, India. vaidyasr@icmr.org.in.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Vaidya
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Hamde
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009107:Mumps / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine