Seropositivity of measles antibodies in the Israeli population prior to the nationwide 2018 - 2019 outbreak

• Main Authors: Ravit Bassal (Author), Victoria Indenbaum (Author), Rakefet Pando (Author), Tal Levin (Author), Eilat Shinar (Author), Doron Amichay (Author), Mira Barak (Author), Anat Ben-Dor (Author), Adina Bar Haim (Author), Ella Mendelson (Author), Dani Cohen (Author), Tamy Shohat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Measles vaccine is administered in Israel as part of the routine childhood immunization program, at ages 1 and 6 years. In this study, we assessed seropositivity of the Israeli population against measles before the onset and propagation of the 2018-2019 measles outbreak. From the Israel Center for D...