Poliomyelitis and measles serosurvey in northern Malaysia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
;
1994 Sep; 25(3): 565-8
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-33895
ABSTRACT
In 1990 the Institute for Medical Research carried out a serosurvey in the state of Kelantan to study the age stratified immune prevalence rates for measles and poliomyelitis. Our findings indicate that 981 out of 1,097 (89%) of the population screened had measles antibodies and more than 90% (366 out of 400) had antibodies to all three serotypes of poliovirus. The susceptible group for measles was infants below one year of age, of whom 53.3% (8/15) did not have measles antibody. Of 400 subjects, 125 (31.3%) who were either incompletely vaccinated or had not been vaccinated against poliomyelitis, had polio neutralizing antibodies to all three poliovirus serotypes, suggesting herd immunity in the population. No high risk age group could be identified for poliomyelitis.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Poliomielite
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Humanos
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Estudos Soroepidemiológicos
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Prevalência
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Adolescente
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Morbillivirus
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Adulto
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Poliovirus
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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