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Sero-epidemiological features of measles in Delhi were studied in 369 children. The study included 60 children who had history of measles in the past. Out of 369 random sera of children upto 8 years, 59·07% were found to be positive for measles antibody. The past history of measles was shown to be quite reliable as 91·6% of children with history of measles, showed high level of antibody for measles. However, 44·8% of 127 children with no positive history of measles were seropositive indicating previous sub-clinical infection. From the study it is concluded that the optimal age for vaccination in children is above 9 months.
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Khare, S., Dutta, A., Kumari, S. et al. Seroepidemiology of measles in Delhi: implications for age of vaccination. Indian J Pediatr 54, 711–715 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02751285
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