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Table 3 Measles and rubella immunity status among different groups vaccinated with various vaccination schedules and their response to revaccination, East of Mazandaran province, North of Iran

From: Measles and rubella serosusceptibity among population vaccinated with different schedules: the potential impact on measles-rubella elimination in Iran

Groups (n) birth date

GA: n = 98,1984–1998

GB: n = 295,1999–2003

GCa: n = 139,2004–2007

GD: n = 103,2008–2011

Total n = 635,1984–2011

vaccination status:

A

B

C

D

different schedules

mMV:

+

+

–

–

MR:

+

–

–

–

MMR:

–

+ one dose

+  2 doses

+  2 doses

Measles:

96 (98%)

250 (84.7%)

123 (88.5%)

88 (85.4%)

557 (87.7%)

Seroimmune n (%)

MCA ± SD

Response rate to revaccination respond/total(%)

25.15 ± 6.47

17.63 ± 7.21

19.34 ± 7.02

17.17 ± 7.42

19.19 ± 7.59

–

26/28(92.8%)

11/12(91.6%)

9/10(90%)

46/50(92%)

Rubella:

98(100%)

221(74.9%)

115(82.9%)

84(81.55%)

518(81.57%)

Seroimmune n (%)MCA ± SD

25.71 ± 2.29

23.07 ± 15.56

24.67 ± 12.51

20.09 ± 9.83

23.36 ± 13.14

Response rate to revaccination respond/ total(%)

–

34/36(94.4%)

15/16(93.7%)

7/7(100%)

56/59(94.3%)

  1. mMV Monovalent measles vaccine, MMR Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, MR Measles rubella vaccine, yr Year, Mo Month, MCA Mean concentrations of antibody.
  2. a: these 2 groups (C&D) that were vaccinated with 2 doses of MMR vaccine after the age of 12 months: 16 + 15 = 31 (12.8%) and 24 + 19 = 43(17.7%) were susceptible to measles and rubella respectively.