Risk factors for persisting measles susceptibility: a case-control study among unvaccinated orthodox Protestants.
de Munter, Anne C Tostmann, Alma Hahné, Susan J M Spaan, D Henri van Ginkel, Rijk Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M
de Munter, Anne C
Tostmann, Alma
Hahné, Susan J M
Spaan, D Henri
van Ginkel, Rijk
Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M
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2018-04-30
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Risk factors for persisting measles susceptibility: a case-control study among unvaccinated orthodox Protestants.
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Eur J Public Health 2018; advance online publication (ahead of print)
Abstract
Measles is an infectious disease providing lifelong immunity. Epidemics periodically occur among unvaccinated orthodox Protestants in the Netherlands. During the 2013/2014 epidemic, 17% of the reported patients was over 14 years old. Apparently, they did not catch measles during the previous 1999/2000 epidemic and remained susceptible. We wanted to identify risk factors for this so-called persisting measles susceptibility, and thus risk factors for acquiring measles at older age with increased risk of complications.