A Nationwide Study on the Seroprevalence of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella in Iranian Children and Adolescents

• Published in: Iranian journal of public health Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 409 - 415
• Main Authors: Nokhodian, Zary, Ataei, Behrooz, Gouya, Mohammad Mehdi, Ghaffari Hoseini, Shervin, Yaran, Majid, Mansourian, Marjan, Esmaeil Motlagh, Mohammad, Heshmat, Ramin, Zahraei, Seyed Mohsen, Kelishadi, Roya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Adolescents; Children; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Herd immunity; IgG antibody; Immunoglobulin G; Iran; Measles; Mumps; Original; Population studies; Rubella; Serology; Teenagers; Vaccination; Iran

Background: Assessing the prevalence of infections, which are preventable by vaccination, is crucial to monitor the vaccination program efficacy, and it can demonstrate the gaps in population immunity. The current study attempted to assess the specific Immunoglobulin (IgG) antibody against measles,...