Measles antibody prevalence after mass immunization campaign in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Resumo: | Three months after a mass vaccination campaign (coverage: 100%) against measles a random seroepidemiological survey was carried out in students aged 1 to 19 years old in the Municipality of Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro. Blood samples were tested for measles antibodies by enzyme immunosorbent assay (EIA) and negative cases were tested again using hemagglutination inhibition (HI) and plaque reduction neutralization (PRN). Of the 798 samples tested by EIA, 718 (90.2%) were positive for measles antibodies. PRN test was more sensitive than EIA and HI in detecting measles specific antibodies. The total antibody prevalence increased from 90.2% to 93.2% when HI was employed in EIA negative specimens and to 98.9% when PRN was used. After the mass vaccination campaign a marked decrease in measles incidence was observed in the municipality studied, showing the effectiveness of the strategy used for measles control in developing countries. |
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Measles antibody prevalence after mass immunization campaign in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Prevalência de anticorpos contra o vírus do sarampo após campanha de vacinação em massa em Niterói, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil MeaslesVaccinationSeropidemiological survey Three months after a mass vaccination campaign (coverage: 100%) against measles a random seroepidemiological survey was carried out in students aged 1 to 19 years old in the Municipality of Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro. Blood samples were tested for measles antibodies by enzyme immunosorbent assay (EIA) and negative cases were tested again using hemagglutination inhibition (HI) and plaque reduction neutralization (PRN). Of the 798 samples tested by EIA, 718 (90.2%) were positive for measles antibodies. PRN test was more sensitive than EIA and HI in detecting measles specific antibodies. The total antibody prevalence increased from 90.2% to 93.2% when HI was employed in EIA negative specimens and to 98.9% when PRN was used. After the mass vaccination campaign a marked decrease in measles incidence was observed in the municipality studied, showing the effectiveness of the strategy used for measles control in developing countries. Três meses após a campanha de vacinação em massa (cobertura: 100%, faixa etária: 9 meses a 14 anos) contra o sarampo, um inquérito soroepidemiológico foi realizado cm estudantes de um a 19 anos de idade no município de Niterói, estado do Rio de Janeiro. Amostras sangüíneas foram testadas para detecção de anticorpos específicos contra o sarampo por ensaio imunoenzimático (EIE), e os casos negativos testados outra vez utilizando-se a reação de inibição da hemaglutinação (IH) e a neutralização por redução de placas (NP). Das 798 amostras testadas por EIE, 718 (90,2%) foram positivas. A NP foi mais sensível que o EIE e a IH na detecção de anticorpos específicos. A soroprevalência de anticorpos aumentou de 90,2% para 93,2% quando a IH foi empregada em amostras EIE negativas e para 98,9% quando a NP foi utilizada. Após a campanha de vacinação em massa, verificou-se uma diminuição acentuada na incidência do sarampo no município estudado, demonstrando a efetividade da estratégia utilizada para o controle da doença em países em desenvolvimento. Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo1996-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29400Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 38 No. 5 (1996); 355-358 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 38 Núm. 5 (1996); 355-358 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 38 n. 5 (1996); 355-358 1678-99460036-4665reponame:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Pauloinstname:Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT)instacron:IMTenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29400/31260Copyright (c) 2018 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Pauloinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessOliveira, Solange ASiqueira, Marilda MMann, George FCosta, Antônio José LAlmeida, Maria Teresa C.N.Stavola, Mônica STomasini, HugoNascimento, Jussara P2012-07-02T01:44:17Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/29400Revistahttp://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/indexPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/oai||revimtsp@usp.br1678-99460036-4665opendoar:2022-12-13T16:51:08.933169Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo - Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT)true |
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Measles antibody prevalence after mass immunization campaign in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Prevalência de anticorpos contra o vírus do sarampo após campanha de vacinação em massa em Niterói, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil |
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Measles antibody prevalence after mass immunization campaign in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Measles antibody prevalence after mass immunization campaign in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Oliveira, Solange A Measles Vaccination Seropidemiological survey |
title_short |
Measles antibody prevalence after mass immunization campaign in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
title_full |
Measles antibody prevalence after mass immunization campaign in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
title_fullStr |
Measles antibody prevalence after mass immunization campaign in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed |
Measles antibody prevalence after mass immunization campaign in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Measles antibody prevalence after mass immunization campaign in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
author |
Oliveira, Solange A |
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Oliveira, Solange A Siqueira, Marilda M Mann, George F Costa, Antônio José L Almeida, Maria Teresa C.N. Stavola, Mônica S Tomasini, Hugo Nascimento, Jussara P |
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Siqueira, Marilda M Mann, George F Costa, Antônio José L Almeida, Maria Teresa C.N. Stavola, Mônica S Tomasini, Hugo Nascimento, Jussara P |
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Oliveira, Solange A Siqueira, Marilda M Mann, George F Costa, Antônio José L Almeida, Maria Teresa C.N. Stavola, Mônica S Tomasini, Hugo Nascimento, Jussara P |
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Measles Vaccination Seropidemiological survey |
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Measles Vaccination Seropidemiological survey |
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Three months after a mass vaccination campaign (coverage: 100%) against measles a random seroepidemiological survey was carried out in students aged 1 to 19 years old in the Municipality of Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro. Blood samples were tested for measles antibodies by enzyme immunosorbent assay (EIA) and negative cases were tested again using hemagglutination inhibition (HI) and plaque reduction neutralization (PRN). Of the 798 samples tested by EIA, 718 (90.2%) were positive for measles antibodies. PRN test was more sensitive than EIA and HI in detecting measles specific antibodies. The total antibody prevalence increased from 90.2% to 93.2% when HI was employed in EIA negative specimens and to 98.9% when PRN was used. After the mass vaccination campaign a marked decrease in measles incidence was observed in the municipality studied, showing the effectiveness of the strategy used for measles control in developing countries. |
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1996 |
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1996-10-01 |
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Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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