Herd immunity and primary immune deficiencies.

Herd immunity and primary immune deficiencies. Vaccine. 2018 Nov 26;: Authors: Farrugia A, Quinti I Abstract This letter addresses the issues adjoining the article by Bernadou et al. Measles outbreak linked to insufficient vaccination coverage in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, France, October 2017 to July 2018. Euro Surveill. 2018;23(30):pii = 1800373. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.30.1800373. The decreased vaccination rates against measles are decreasing herd immunity to this agent, posing a risk for patients with Patient Immune Deficiency as the measles antibody titre decreases in products used to provide prophylactic cover against this illness. PMID: 30497836 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Euro Surveill - November 26, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Farrugia A, Quinti I Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research