December 5, 2014
In Mozambique, as in many sub-Saharan countries, measles remains a public health problem. They conducted cross-sectional surveys in which they assessed measles-specific antibodies in serum (blood) and breast milk. A total of 151 persons, one month to 23 years of age were surveyed. 53% had levels equal to or above the protective level. 20% had no antibody detected. Almost all infants (96%), ages 6-8 months, had non-protective titres. Overall, 20.7% that had the measles vaccine had non-protective titres. The results revealed that a notable proportion of the population in Mozambique apparently remains susceptible to clinical measles despite recent mass vaccination campaigns.
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Joyce Gibb MS, CRNP
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