Effectiveness of a Third Dose of MMR Vaccine for Mumps Outbreak Control | Zendy

Cristina V. Cardemil | Zendy; Rebecca M. Dahl | Zendy; Lisa M. James | Zendy; Kathleen Wannemuehler | Zendy; Howard E. Gary | Zendy; Minesh Shah | Zendy; Mona Marin | Zendy; Jacob Riley | Zendy; Daniel R. Feikin | Zendy; Manisha Patel | Zendy; Patricia Quinlisk | Zendy

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Effectiveness of a Third Dose of MMR Vaccine for Mumps Outbreak Control

Author(s) -

Cristina V. Cardemil,

Rebecca M. Dahl,

Lisa M. James,

Kathleen Wannemuehler,

Howard E. Gary,

Minesh Shah,

Mona Marin,

Jacob Riley,

Daniel R. Feikin,

Manisha Patel,

Patricia Quinlisk

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1703309

Subject(s) - medicine , mmr vaccine , outbreak , measles mumps rubella vaccine , rubella vaccine , measles , rubella , virology , mumps vaccine , vaccination , pediatrics

The effect of a third dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in stemming a mumps outbreak is unknown. During an outbreak among vaccinated students at the University of Iowa, health officials implemented a widespread MMR vaccine campaign. We evaluated the effectiveness of a third dose for outbreak control and assessed for waning immunity.

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