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© 1986 Oxford University Press

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Natural Immunity to Measles, Rubella and Mumps among Spanish Children in the Pre-Vaccination Era

M ARROYO*, J M ALIA*, M L MATEOS*, J L CARRASCO**, F BALLESTEROS**, R LARDINOIS{dagger} and Paediatric Collaborative Group{ddagger}

*Clinical Analysis Laboratory, Residencia Sanitaria "Ntra Sra de Alarcos", Ciudad Real Spain
* *Biostatistics Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma Madrid, Spain
{dagger}Medical Department, Merck Sharp & Dohme Spain

Prior to the start of mass vaccination campaigns against measles, rubella and mumps, a prevalence study of natural immunity to these diseases was undertaken in a sample of 1700 unvaccinated Spanish children. They were representative of the 3–7 year-old population in terms of age, regional distribution and urban or rural environment. Measles infection prevalence was significantly higher than that for rubella and mumps from 3 (48.3%, 14.2%, 25.5%, respectively) through 7 years of age, (64%, 40.9%, 39%). As a function of age, naturally-acquired immunity increased according to parabolic progressions. In the 3–5 year-old group, rural environment, low socioeconomic status, no school attendance and lack of brothers were associated with statistically lower levels of measles, rubella, or mumps infection. In the 6–7 year-old group, only 12% of the children showed antibodies against the three diseases and 18.7% exhibited triple susceptibility.

Received 1 June 1985


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