A seroepidemiologic study of a measles outbreak, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, 2017: The estimation of spreaders using serological assays in a measles elimination setting

• Published in: Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy Vol. 28; no. 7; pp. 1018 - 1022
• Main Authors: Seto, Junji, Aoki, Yoko, Tanaka, Shizuka, Komabayashi, Kenichi, Ikeda, Tatsuya, Mizuta, Katsumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Antibodies, Viral; Disease Outbreaks; Gelatin particle agglutination; Humans; IgG avidity; Immunoglobulin G; Japan - epidemiology; Measles - diagnosis; Measles - epidemiology; Measles - prevention & control; Measles virus - genetics; Plaque reduction neutralization; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Super-spreader; Vaccine; Japan; Gelatin particle agglutination; Vaccine; Plaque reduction neutralization; IgG avidity; Super-spreader

In regions where the endemic measles virus has been eliminated, early detection of contagious patients is important for preventing the spread of measles and sustaining elimination. To investigate whether serological assays can be used for the estimation of highly infectious patients with measles, we...