Difficulties in measles elimination: prevalence of measles antibodies before and after mass vaccination campaign in Laos
| Autor: | Miki Yamanaka, Phoxay Xayyavong, Chushi Kuroiwa, Bouaphan Khampapongpane, Satoshi Nakamura, Phengta Vongphrachanh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Measles Vaccine Antibodies Viral Measles Mass Vaccination Measles virus Morbillivirus Poliomyelitis eradication Environmental health Epidemiology medicine Humans General Veterinary General Immunology and Microbiology biology business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Age Factors Infant biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Vaccination Infectious Diseases Laos Child Preschool Immunology Molecular Medicine Female Measles vaccine business |
| Zdroj: | Vaccine. 21(5-6) |
| ISSN: | 0264-410X |
| Popis: | Responding to the declaration of regional polio eradication in 2000, Western Pacific Region (WPR) has been strengthening the efforts for measles elimination. Nevertheless, we questioned the feasibility of the measles elimination in Laos, where measles was still endemic. This study was undertaken with the aim to examine the impact of mass measles vaccination campaign, by comparing the prevalence of measles antibodies between before and after the campaign in 2000, among the children aged 9 months to 4 years in the two pilot sites. The constraints of mass vaccination campaign have been explored in this study. It was also suggested that more efforts should be put on reconstruction of the existing routine immunization service in Laos, which had been weakened by aggressive eradication programme. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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