Open AccessOutbreak of mumps associated with poor vaccine efficacy - Oporto Portugal 1996
Author(s) -
Guilherme Gonçalves,
A de Araújo,
Maria Luı́s Cardoso
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.03.12.00101-en
Subject(s) - vaccination , measles mumps rubella vaccine , medicine , mmr vaccine , rubella vaccine , rubella , measles , outbreak , environmental health , virology , pediatrics , mumps vaccine , immunization , immunology , antigen
Vaccination against mumps in Portugal began in 1987, with the introduction of the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) in the national vaccination programme (Programa Nacional de Vacinação: PNV) for both sexes at 15 months. In November 1990,