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Research results from Southern Medical University update knowledge of vaccines

Published in Vaccine Weekly, January 5th, 2011

2011 JAN 5 -- Scientists discuss in 'Low measles seropositivity rate among children and young adults: a sero-epidemiological study in southern China in 2008' new findings in vaccines. According to a study from Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, "To obtain sero-epidemiological profile and develop optimal strategies to promote measles elimination, we conducted a measles seroprevalence study using stratified sampling method in Guangzhou, southern China in 2008. 4036 samples were analyzed by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method and the overall sero-positive rate of measles antibody was 70.6% (95% CI 69.2-72.0%)."

"Positive seroprevalences differed...

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