Vaccination Levels Associated with Lack of Measles Transmission among Preschool-Aged Populations in the United States, 1989–1991

Knowledge of the minimum level of vaccination capable of preventing measles transmission in an age group is helpful for establishing program targets for measles elimination. In 1990, during the measles resurgence in the United States, one-half of cases occurred in children aged

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2004-05, Vol.189 (Supplement-1), p.S108-S115
Main Authors: Hinman, Alan R., Hutchins, Sonja S., Baughman, Andrew L., Orr, Merle, Haley, Charles, Hadler, Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age groups
Census tracts
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease transmission
Epidemiology
Humans
Immunity
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Measles
Measles - epidemiology
Measles - prevention & control
Measles - transmission
Measles Vaccination Coverage and Population Immunity in the United States
Measles Vaccine - administration & dosage
Measles vaccines
Population Surveillance
Preschool children
Retrospective Studies
Texas - epidemiology
United States - epidemiology
Urban Population
Vaccination
Vaccination - standards
Wisconsin - epidemiology
ZIP codes
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Knowledge of the minimum level of vaccination capable of preventing measles transmission in an age group is helpful for establishing program targets for measles elimination. In 1990, during the measles resurgence in the United States, one-half of cases occurred in children aged
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/380307