Is it right time to introduce mumps vaccine in India’s Universal immunization program?

Measles, mumps and rubella are vaccine preventable diseases. However, morbidity and mortality due to these diseases remain largely unnoticed in India. Measles has received much attention; mumps and rubella still need to garner attention. According to the World Health Organization, near-elimination o...

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Published in:Indian pediatrics 2016-06, Vol.53 (6), p.469-473
Main Authors: Vaidya, Sunil R., Hamde, V. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibodies, Viral
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Immunization Programs
Immunization Schedule
India
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Maternal and Child Health
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine - administration & dosage
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine - immunology
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine - therapeutic use
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mumps - prevention & control
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Perspective
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Summary:Measles, mumps and rubella are vaccine preventable diseases. However, morbidity and mortality due to these diseases remain largely unnoticed in India. Measles has received much attention; mumps and rubella still need to garner attention. According to the World Health Organization, near-elimination of mumps could be achieved by maintaining high vaccine coverage using a two-dose strategy. However, Government of India has not yet decided on mumps vaccine. In this review, we have reviewed sero-prevalence studies, vaccine studies, outbreak investigations, virus isolation and virus genotyping studies on mumps. Overall, mumps seems to be a significant public health problem in India, but does not garner attention due to the absence of a surveillance and documentation system. Thus, inclusion of mumps antigen in the Universal immunization program would have added advantages, the economic burden imposed by the cost of the vaccine offset by a reduction in disease burden.
ISSN:0019-6061
0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-016-0874-4