Maternal antibodies against measles in 223 healthy children aged 22 to 31 weeks were
studied. The ratio of children with detectable antibodies declined from 61.4 percent at 22-23 …

The most important factor affecting the success of measles immunization is the
disappearance of maternal anti‐measles antibodies. In order to determine the optimum age …

In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase in measles cases among preschool
and secondary school children in Turkey, as in many other countries. The seroconversion …

The incidence of measles has declined in our country since the routine administration of
measles vaccination was initiated. However, measles outbreaks have been observed even …

Background Measles kills more than 1 million infants per year and is particularly lethal in
infants< 1 year old in developing countnes. Recent reports have suggested that measles …

From 1979 to 1985 a serological survey was carried out to evaluate the opportunity to start
measles vaccination at the age of 9 months. The following aspects were investigated: the …

We designed this longitudinal study as a response to measles outbreaks which occur
occasionally in Eskişehir in Turkey to investigate the incidence of primary and secondary …

The maternal antibodies are gradually decreased at 9 to 12 months in infants. We
determined the elimination period of maternal measles antibodies in 34 infants whose …

Sixteen measles cases were studied during an epidemic that broke out in Etimesgut district
of Ankara. Eight of these children had never been vaccinated against measles while the …

The introduction of live attenuated measles vaccine in Israel during 1967 dramatically
decreased the incidence of measles. However, cases still occur in periodic outbreaks and …