Evaluation of measles immunity in Turkey: is it still a threat? | Zendy

Selda Karaayvaz | Zendy; Melahat Melek Oğuz | Zendy; Ufuk Beyazova | Zendy; Gülay Korukluoğlu | Zendy; Yasemin Coşgun | Zendy; Zeliha Güzelküçük | Zendy; Fatma Aksakal | Zendy

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Evaluation of measles immunity in Turkey: is it still a threat?

Author(s) -

Selda Karaayvaz,

Melahat Melek Oğuz,

Ufuk Beyazova,

Gülay Korukluoğlu,

Yasemin Coşgun,

Zeliha Güzelküçük,

Fatma Aksakal

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

turkish journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 27

eISSN - 1303-6165

pISSN - 1300-0144

DOI - 10.3906/sag-1809-54

Subject(s) - medicine , measles , pediatrics , cord blood , immunization , immunity , measles vaccine , population , herd immunity , outbreak , immunology , vaccination , antibody , environmental health , virology , immune system

Measles is one of the important vaccine-preventable diseases with many complications in childhood. This study presents cross-sectional seroepidemiological data, beginning from neonatal cord blood in infants to children under 6 years of age, about waning of measles antibody and tries to suggest the proper time for measles immunization.

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