Evaluation of Immunity against Rubella and Measles Nine Years after Mass Vaccination Program in Babol Medical Students in Iran
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Farzin Sadeghi , Mahmoud Hajiahmadi , Mohammad Abdollahpour , Yousef Yahyapour * |
Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. |
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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.
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Keywords: Measles, Rubella, Immunity, Medical Students, Babol |
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Type of Study: Original article |
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Special Received: 2016/06/8 | Accepted: 2016/07/6 | Published: 2016/09/5
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