Resurgence of mumps in Singapore caused by the Rubini mumps virus vaccine strain

The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine containing the highly attenuated Rubini mumps virus strain conferred no protection against acute parotitis in vaccinated children in Singapore. Its introduction into the national childhood immunisation programme has resulted in a reduction in the seroprevalenc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 1999-10, Vol.354 (9187), p.1355-1356
1. Verfasser:	Goh, KT
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Children & youth Disease Disease Outbreaks Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Epidemiologic Methods Human viral diseases Humans Immunization Immunization Programs Incidence Infectious diseases Medical sciences Mumps - epidemiology Mumps - immunology Mumps - virology Mumps virus - isolation & purification Public health Seroepidemiologic Studies Singapore - epidemiology Vaccines Viral diseases Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases Viral Vaccines - immunology
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Zusammenfassung:	The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine containing the highly attenuated Rubini mumps virus strain conferred no protection against acute parotitis in vaccinated children in Singapore. Its introduction into the national childhood immunisation programme has resulted in a reduction in the seroprevalence of mumps to prevaccination levels.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(99)02853-6