High risk of a large measles outbreak despite 30 years of measles vaccination in The Netherlands.
2014
Our aim was to assess progress towards measles elimination from The Netherlands by studying humoral measles immunity in the Dutch population. A population-based seroepidemiological study was conducted in 2006–2007 ( N = 7900). Serum samples were analysed by a bead-based multiplex immunoassay. IgG levels ⩾0·2 IU/ml were considered protective. The overall seroprevalence in the Dutch population was 96%. However, 51% of socio-geographically clustered orthodox Protestant individuals aged
Keywords:
- Correction
- Source
- Cite
- Save
- Machine Reading By IdeaReader
35
References
39
Citations
NaN
KQI