A measles outbreak at a college with a prematriculation immunization requirement. | Zendy

Bradley S. Hersh | Zendy; Lauri E. Markowitz | Zendy; Richard E. Hoffman | Zendy; D R Hoff | Zendy; Mary Doran | Zendy; J C Fleishman | Zendy; S. R. Preblud | Zendy; Walter A. Orenstein | Zendy

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A measles outbreak at a college with a prematriculation immunization requirement.

Author(s) -

Bradley S. Hersh,

Lauri E. Markowitz,

Richard E. Hoffman,

D R Hoff,

Mary Doran,

J C Fleishman,

S. R. Preblud,

Walter A. Orenstein

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.81.3.360

Subject(s) - measles , medicine , vaccination , outbreak , immunization , measles vaccine , vaccine failure , pediatrics , environmental health , immunology , demography , virology , antibody , sociology

In early 1988 an outbreak of 84 measles cases occurred at a college in Colorado in which over 98 percent of students had documentation of adequate measles immunity (physician diagnosed measles, receipt of live measles vaccine on or after the first birthday, or serologic evidence of immunity) due to an immunization requirement in effect since 1986.

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