Serological assessment of the establishment of herd immunity against measles in a health district in Malaysia

Y Hazlina, MA Marlindawati, K Shamsuddin - BMC infectious diseases, 2016 - Springer
Background Malaysia still faces challenges optimizing resources to effectively eliminate
measles through high immunization and herd immunity, with sporadic outbreaks of measles …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of a measles elimination strategy on measles incidence in Malaysia

TS Saraswathy, HN Zahrin… - … Asian journal of …, 2009 - researchgate.net
In Malaysia, the two dose measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine was introduced in the
Expanded Program on Immunization in 2002. The Ministry of Health then initiated a measles …

Seroprevalence against the measles virus after vaccination or natural infection in an adult population in Madinah, Saudi Arabia

WH Mahallawi, NA Ibrahim - Human Vaccines & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Over the past few years, measles cases have increased worldwide, despite the
availability of a safe and highly effective vaccine. Numerous countries have eliminated …

Low measles seropositivity rate among Thai adolescents in the Thai National Immunization Program

T Puthanakit, S Anugulruengkitt, P Angsuwatcharakon… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
To achieve the goal of measles elimination, herd immunity with 95% seroprotection in the
community is required. This study aimed to describe the measles seropositivity rate among …

Resurgence of measles infection among children: findings from a surveillance-based population study

IB Idris, IAM Din, N Ahmad - Paediatrica Indonesiana, 2023 - paediatricaindonesiana.org
Background There has been a resurgence of measles infection in countries with high
vaccination rates, including Malaysia. Understanding the geographical variation in measles …

Measles seroprevalence in persons over one year of age in Chandigarh, India

JL Mathew, D Riopelle, RK Ratho, B Bharti… - Human vaccines & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Measles continues to result in focal outbreaks in India, despite over three decades of
universal infant vaccination. The aims of this study were to examine measles immunity in the …

[PDF][PDF] Who Would Get Measles in Petaling District? A Trend Analysis of Measles Outbreak From 2014-2018.

NA Abd Rahman, WRW Ismail… - Malaysian Journal of …, 2020 - medic.upm.edu.my
Introduction: Measles outbreaks are endemic in Southeast Asia. A possible reason for such
outbreaks is low vaccine coverage. In Malaysia, there is a lack of studies on measles …

Measles susceptibility in young Thai men suggests need for young adult measles vaccination: a cross sectional study

S Gonwong, T Chuenchitra, P Khantapura, D Islam… - BMC Public Health, 2016 - Springer
Background Measles remains a major public health concern in Thailand despite the
introduction of vaccination since 1984. Similar to other countries, Thailand has experienced …

Measles outbreak investigation in an urban slum of Kaduna Metropolis, Kaduna State, Nigeria, March 2015

OJ Babalola, IN Ibrahim, IU Kusfa, S Gidado… - Pan African Medical …, 2019 - ajol.info
Introduction: despite availability of an effective vaccine, the measles epidemic continue to
occur in Nigeria. In February 2015, we investigated a suspected measles outbreak in an …

Population-based study of measles and vaccination coverage in Baguio City, Philippines

S Purificacion, AM Gonzales-Jr… - … Disease Society of …, 2015 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
ABSTRACT@#< p style=" text-align justify;"> Measles continues to be a major childhood
illness in Baguio City considering that the Philippines is elimination phase due to continuous …