Risk of Measles and Diphtheria Introduction and Transmission on Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, 2018
Endemic transmission of measles has been reestablished in Venezuela, and outbreaks of diphtheria remain ongoing across Latin America (LA). Hence, a large cross-sectional population-based serosurveillance study was conducted on Bonaire, one of the Dutch Leeward Antilles, to assess specific age and population groups at risk. Participants (aged 0-90 years) donated a blood sample and completed a questionnaire (n = 1,129). Antibodies against measles and diphtheria were tested using bead-based multiplex immunoassays. Our data revealed that immunity against measles is suboptimal, especially for those... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
| Reihe/Periodikum: | Vos , R A , Mollema , L , Kerkhof , J , van den Kerkhof , J H C T , Gerstenbluth , I , Janga-Jansen , A V A , Stienstra , Y , de Melker , H E & van der Klis , F R M 2019 , ' Risk of Measles and Diphtheria Introduction and Transmission on Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, 2018 ' , The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene , vol. 101 , no. 1 , pp. 237–241 . https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0824 |
| Schlagwörter: | MULTIPLEX IMMUNOASSAY / SERUM ANTIBODIES |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26615906 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/11370/52cd6e59-c64f-48b8-b68d-ab837d04196e |
