ABSTRACT
Background: in spite of extended vaccination programs against measles, it is the most preventive contagious disease that leads to death. For adaptation of WHO policy for measles in Iran; we should determine susceptible age population whom at present lay out of current vaccination program
Methods and Materials: in this descriptive study which was performed in the public health School of the Tehran medical university we obtained 13 I documented measles cases among 650 suspected case of measles [as WHO discrimination] According to serum samples analysis [ capture IgM EIA 71% and 29 % HJ]
Results: in this study 63. 4 % of cases were male and 39.6 % were females. Between patients, the most prevalent age group was between 15 - 19 years old. Two peaks of the time of the disease were March and June. History of past vaccination against measles showed that 43 % had unknown history; 24. 4 % had two vaccinations 39. 3 % had one vaccination and 3.1 % had no vaccination history
Conclusions: it is suggested [by further investigations in future] the need for revaccination of measles/or age group of 15-19 in Iran will be determined