Seroprevalence of measles antibodies among high-risk healthcare workers in Auckland, New Zealand: Additional justification for assumption of age-determined immunity based on local data

Deborah Williamson; Joshua Freeman; Paul Austin; Caroline Allum; Sally Roberts

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Seroprevalence of measles antibodies among high-risk healthcare workers in Auckland, New Zealand: Additional justification for assumption of age-determined immunity based on local data

Deborah Williamson^*, Joshua Freeman, Paul Austin, Caroline Allum, Sally Roberts

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An outbreak of measles in another region of New Zealand prompted our organization to review the measles immunity of healthcare workers. Some studies suggest that age-specific immunity cannot be assumed. In our local setting, however, we found that 893 (98%) of 912 healthcare workers more than 40 years old tested seropositive for measles immunoglobulin G.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1082-1084
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	31
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/656379
Publication status	Published - Oct 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Seroprevalence of measles antibodies among high-risk healthcare workers in Auckland, New Zealand: Additional justification for assumption of age-determined immunity based on local data

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