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 …

Introduction Most infants are born with immunity to measles through maternal antibodies
transferred in pregnancy, which decay over time. However, in measles elimination settings …

Introduction Young infants are protected from measles infection by maternal measles
antibodies. The level of these antibodies at birth depends on the level of antibodies in the …

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 …

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 …

Measles hemagglutinin-inhibiting and neutralizing antibody titers are lower in women young
enough to have been immunized by vaccination than in older women. In the children of both …

Background. The age at which passively acquired antibodies are lost is critical to
determining the optimal age for measles vaccination. Little is known about the influence of …

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 …

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