Mumps: MMR vaccination and genetic diversity of mumps virus, 2007-2011 in Catalonia, Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mumps is a vaccine-preventable disease but outbreaks have been reported in persons vaccinated with two doses of MMR vaccine. The objective was to describe the demographic features, vaccination effectiveness and genetic mumps virus diversity among laboratory-confirmed cases between 2007 and 2011 in Catalonia.

Methods

Cases and outbreaks of mumps notified to the notifiable diseases system of Catalonia between 2007 and 2011 retrospectively registered were included. Public health care centres provided written immunization records to regional public health staff to determine the vaccination history. Saliva and serum specimens were collected from suspected cases for laboratory-confirmation using real-time reverse-transcriptase PCR (rtRT-PCR) or serological testing. Phyl

SUBMITTER: Barrabeig I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6842476 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature