Abstract

RIBAS, María de los Ángeles et al. Presence of measles, rubella and parotiditis antibodies in a Cuban population aged 7-23. Rev Cubana Med Trop [online]. 2004, vol.56, n.3, pp. 192-196. ISSN 1561-3054.

The Cuban health authorites implemented a program in 1988 aimed at eradicating measles, rubella and parotiditis. Its fundamental bases were to attain vaccination coverages over 95 % with the viral triple vaccine (measles, rubella and parotiditis), to establish a solid system of seroepidemiological surveillance and to take measures to control the focus, with which the trasmission of the wild virus producing these entities would stop. In order to know the immune state of the population a seroepidemiological survey was done in a representative sample of the Cuban population from 7 months old to 23 years old. A total of 1 593 samples were studied by the hemagluttination inhibition test. The prevalence of antibodies detected was 86.75 % for measles, 64.72 % for rubella and 86 % for parotiditis. The immunity to the measles and rubella viruses was slower in the group aged 6-10 and in children aged 2-5 in the case of parotiditis. It was suggested to include in the national vaccination program a second dose of the viral triple vaccine in children 6 or over to eliminate the circulation of these infectious agents in the population.

Keywords : Antibodies; measles; rubella.

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