Measles antibody levels among vaccinated and unvaccinated children 6-59 months of age in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2013-2014.
CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrated lower than expected seroprotection against measles among vaccinated children. Understanding the factors that affect host immunity to measles will aid in developing more efficient and effective immunization programs in DRC.
PMID: 32057333 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Vaccine - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Ashbaugh HR, Cherry JD, Hoff NA, Doshi RH, Alfonso VH, Gadoth A, Mukadi P, Higgins SG, Budd R, Randall C, Mwamba GN, Okitolonda-Wemakoy E, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Gerber SK, Rimoin AW Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research
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