Effect of rubella vaccination programme on serological status of young adults in United Kingdom.
Lancet
; 1(8128): 1224-6, 1979 Jun 09.
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| ID: mdl-87687
ABSTRACT
Antibody to rubella virus was measured in over 10,000 serum samples collected in 1976, 1977, and 1978 from young adult blood donors and university students. The incidence of seronegatives was lower (4--7%) among females born in 1956 and subsequently--i.e., among the age groups offered rubella vaccine at school--than among females born before 1654 (11--20%). The incidence of seronegatives among males in the 1977 and 1978 surveys had the opposite trend, with a higher proportion of seronegatives in younger males, born in 1956 and subsequently, than in older males. The findings provide evidence that the rubella vaccination programme in the U.K. is having a significant impact on the immunological status of young females of childbearing age. Nevertheless too high a proportion of young females remains potentially susceptible to rubella.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Rubéola (Sarampión Alemán)
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Virus de la Rubéola
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Vacuna contra la Rubéola
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Vacunación
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Programas Nacionales de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Lancet
Año:
1979
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Article