Age at and time since vaccination during a measles outbreak in a rural community

During winter 1978, 350 cases of measles were reported in Livingston County, Michigan, a small, rural county. Of these cases, 250 occurred in the school-aged population. A search of school records and contact with parents provided complete vaccination data on 5,973 students. Attack rates in children...

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Published inAmerican journal of diseases of children (1960) Vol. 137; no. 10; p. 977
Main Authors Faust, H S, Thompson, F E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1983
Subjects
Age Factors
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks - epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Measles - epidemiology
Michigan
Rural Population
Time Factors
Vaccination - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:During winter 1978, 350 cases of measles were reported in Livingston County, Michigan, a small, rural county. Of these cases, 250 occurred in the school-aged population. A search of school records and contact with parents provided complete vaccination data on 5,973 students. Attack rates in children vaccinated at the age of 12 months or younger were more than twice the rates of those vaccinated at older ages. Time since vaccination was not a statistically significant predictor using multiple logistic analysis.
ISSN:0002-922X
2374-3018
DOI:10.1001/archpedi.1983.02140360041014