A pilot measles vaccination campaign in Italy

Grandolfo, Michele; Santoro, R; Polo, M. F.; Scardellato, U; Alberti, Antonio; Pasquini, Paolo

doi:10.1016/s0033-3506(86)80068-3

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“…Pilot mass vaccination campaigns conducted since 1980 showed that active offer of the vaccination by public health services, targeted at children aged 13 months to 8-12 years, could interrupt circulation of measles. Interruption should persist if almost all children born subsequent were vaccinated in the second year of life [3]. The high positive predictive value of a history of measles [2,3] means that these children could be excluded from the active offer of vaccination.…”

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Seroepidemiological evaluation of 1989–91 mass vaccination campaigns against measles, in Italy

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In 1989-91 anti-measles vaccination campaigns were conducted in several Italian regions to vaccinate all children aged between 13 months and 10-12 years without a history of measles or measles vaccination. This study was conducted to evaluate serological status after the mass vaccination campaigns. In 1994, capillary blood samples were collected from randomly selected children, aged 2-14 years, living in 13 local health units. Antibody titres were determined by ELISA. Blood spot samples were analysed for 4114 (75.6%) of 5440 selected children. Among the 835 that reported measles before 1990, 806 (96.5%) were immune and of the 2798 vaccinated, 2665 (95.2%) were immune. The Edmoston-Zagreb (E-Z) strain vaccine was associated with a lower level of immunity than the Schwarz (SW) strain. A history of measles identified almost all immune children. Vaccination with the SW strain conferred persistent immunity (at least 5 years) in 98% of vaccinees. The strategy was able to unite natural and induced immunity.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Interruption should persist if almost all children born subsequent were vaccinated in the second year of life [3]. The high positive predictive value of a history of measles [2,3] means that these children could be excluded from the active offer of vaccination.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%