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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Assessment of measles immunity among infants in Maputo City, Mozambique
BMC Public Health, Volume 8, Article 386, Year 2008
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Background. The optimum age for measles vaccination varies from country to country and thus a standardized vaccination schedule is controversial. While the increase in measles vaccination coverage has produced significant changes in the epidemiology of infection, vaccination schedules have not been adjusted. Instead, measures to cut wild-type virus transmission through mass vaccination campaigns have been instituted. This study estimates the presence of measles antibodies among six- and nine-month-old children and assesses the current vaccination seroconversion by using a non invasive method in Maputo City, Mozambique. Methods. Six- and nine-month old children and their mothers were screened in a cross-sectional study for measles-specific antibodies in oral fluid. All vaccinated children were invited for a follow-up visit 15 days after immunization to assess seroconversion Results. 82.4% of the children lost maternal antibodies by six months. Most children were antibody-positive post-vaccination at nine months, although 30.5 % of nine month old children had antibodies in oral fluid before vaccination. We suggest that these pre-vaccination antibodies are due to contact with wild-type of measles virus. The observed seroconversion rate after vaccination was 84.2% Conclusion. These data indicate a need to re-evaluate the effectiveness of the measles immunization policy in the current epidemiological scenario. © 2008 Jani et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Jani, Jagrati V.
Mozambique, Província de Maputo
Instituto Nacional de Saúde
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Holm-Hansen, Carol
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
Mussá, Tufária Nazimo
Mozambique, Província de Maputo
Instituto Nacional de Saúde
Zango, Arlinda
Mozambique, Província de Maputo
Instituto Nacional de Saúde
Manhiça, Ivan
Mozambique, Província de Maputo
Instituto Nacional de Saúde
Bjune, Gunnar Aksel
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Jani, Ilesh Vinodrai
Mozambique, Província de Maputo
Instituto Nacional de Saúde
Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1471-2458-8-386
e-ISSN:
14712458
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Mozambique