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dc.contributor.authorABDURRAHMAN, M. B.-
dc.contributor.authorGREENWOOD, B. M.-
dc.contributor.author0LAFIMIHAN, t O.-
dc.contributor.authorWIIITLET, H. C-
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T13:48:43Z-
dc.date.available2024-07-24T13:48:43Z-
dc.date.issued1982-
dc.identifier.citationAfr. J. Med. med. Sci. (1982) 11,113-115en_US
dc.identifier.issn1116-4077-
dc.identifier.urihttp://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/2394-
dc.descriptionARTICLEen_US
dc.description.abstractMeasles 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 ageen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCOLLEGE OF MEDICINEen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBLACKWELL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONSen_US
dc.subjectMeaslesen_US
dc.subjectantibodyen_US
dc.subjectrapiden_US
dc.subjectbirthen_US
dc.titleMEASLES ANTIBODY LEVELS FROM BIRTH TO 9 MONTHS OF AGE IN NIGERIAN INFANTSen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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