This paper reviews literature on passively transferred maternal antibodies against measles
in infants. The amount and decay of these antibodies can be a result of changing patterns in …

The optimal age for measles vaccination is an important health issue, since maternal
antibodies may neutralize the vaccine antigen before a specific immune response develops …

Maternal, cord and infant measles antibody levels were measured and compared in a group
of 411 vaccinated mothers and 240 unvaccinated mothers, and their babies, between 1983 …

Objective To investigate the duration of the presence of maternal antibodies to measles in
infants. Design Prospective study (May 2006 to November 2008). Setting Five hospitals in …

Background. Maternally derived passive measles antibody may interfere with vaccine-
induced immunity in infants less than 12 months of age. However, early loss of passive …

'The simplest of all virus disease is measles' said Kenneth Maxy 40 years ago in a chapter
on epidemiology. I hope that the data set out here provide the reader with a sufficiently …

The effectiveness of vaccination against measles, the leading cause of vaccine-preventable
deaths in infants globally, is greatly impacted by the level of maternal antibody to measles …

Despite nationwide measles vaccination coverage in Israel of over 90%, repeated outbreaks
of measles have spread from isolated communities with poor immunization uptake. Some …

The decay of maternally derived antibodies to measles, mumps, and rubella viruses in Swiss
infants was studied in order to determine the optimal time for vaccination. A total of 500 …

Maternally derived measles immunity in children of naturally infected and vaccinated mothers
Page 1 Epidem. Inf. (1988). 101. 473-476 4 7 3 Printed in Great Britain Maternally derived …