MEASLES ANTIBODY LEVELS FROM BIRTH TO 9 MONTHS OF AGE IN NIGERIAN INFANTS

ABDURRAHMAN, M. B.; GREENWOOD, B. M.; 0LAFIMIHAN, t O.; WIIITLET, H. C

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dc.contributor.author	ABDURRAHMAN, M. B.	-
dc.contributor.author	GREENWOOD, B. M.	-
dc.contributor.author	0LAFIMIHAN, t O.	-
dc.contributor.author	WIIITLET, H. C	-
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-24T13:48:43Z	-
dc.date.available	2024-07-24T13:48:43Z	-
dc.date.issued	1982	-
dc.identifier.citation	Afr. J. Med. med. Sci. (1982) 11,113-115	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1116-4077	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/2394	-
dc.description	ARTICLE	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Measles antibody (HAI) titres were measured in healthy Nigerian infants at birth and at 3, 6 and 9 months of age. At birth only one baby out of thirty-five had HAI titre of less than 1:4, but at 3 months of age titres had fallen to this level in 33% of children. The percentage increased further to 78.6% at 6 months of age. At 9 months, nine out of twenty-seven (33%) infants had 11AI titre of 1 :16 and above, suggesting recent measles infection or immunization. The rapid fall in HAI titres up to 6 months could explain the occurrence of measles in early age in tropical countries. We recommend that children in Nigeria be immunized at 7-8 months of age	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	BLACKWELL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS	en_US
dc.subject	Measles	en_US
dc.subject	antibody	en_US
dc.subject	rapid	en_US
dc.subject	birth	en_US
dc.title	MEASLES ANTIBODY LEVELS FROM BIRTH TO 9 MONTHS OF AGE IN NIGERIAN INFANTS	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
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