| Literature DB >> 16409653 |
S A Ibrahim1, A Abdallah, E A Saleh, A D M E Osterhaus, R L De Swart.
Abstract
We conducted a prospective birth cohort study in rural Sudan to assess measles virus (MV)-specific antibody levels at different time points in infancy. Dried blood spots were collected on filter paper at birth (cord blood) and at ages 6, 12 and 24 months (heel-prick). Maternally derived MV-specific antibody levels were high in cord blood samples, but at the age of 6 months had dropped below cut-off values in half of the infants. By extrapolation it was concluded that the current Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) target age for measles vaccination of 9 months was an appropriate choice for this area. At the age of 24 months acquired MV-specific antibodies were detected in 65-85% of the cohort, which corresponded well with the 79% of infants reported to be vaccinated by this age. This study demonstrates the usefulness of filter paper blood samples for seroepidemiological studies in developing countries.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16409653 PMCID： PMC2870356 DOI： 10.1017/S0950268805004620
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epidemiol Infect ISSN： 0950-2688 Impact factor: 2.451