%0 Journal Article %A Sadeghi, Farzin %A Hajiahmadi, Mahmoud %A Abdollahpour, Mohammad %A Yahyapour, Yousef %T Evaluation of Immunity against Rubella and Measles Nine Years after Mass Vaccination Program in Babol Medical Students in Iran %J Iranian Journal of Virology %V 9 %N 1 %U http://journal.isv.org.ir/article-1-185-en.html %R 10.21859/isv.9.1.21 %D 2015 %K Measles, Rubella, Immunity, Medical Students, Babol, %X Abstract Background and Aims: Medical students are exposed to various infectious diseases during their clinical training period, including measles and rubella. In Iran, to control the outbreaks of measles and rubella a mass vaccination campaign was conducted on 2003. The present investigation evaluates Immunity to measles and rubella in a group of Babol medical students and determines the prevalence of medical students susceptible to these infections. Materials and Methods: A total of 191 medical students (preclinical and clinical) from College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Babol University of Medical Sciences enrolled in this cross-sectional study. IgG antibodies for measles and rubella was evaluated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: A total of 60 (31.4%) students had insufficient measles immunity or were totally non-immune, whereas non-immune status to rubella was seen in 1 (0.5%) subject. Conclusion: This study showed insufficient measles immunity in a group of Babol medical students. %> http://journal.isv.org.ir/article-1-185-en.pdf %P 21-24 %& 21 %! %9 Original article %L A-10-91-1 %+ Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. %G eng %@ 1735-5680 %[ 2015