Passive immunity against measles in infants: is there a need for policy changes in the European vaccination schedules?

K Johansen; P L Lopalco

doi:10.2807/esm.12.09.00728-en

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Passive immunity against measles in infants: is there a need for policy changes in the European vaccination schedules?
K Johansen¹ , P L Lopalco²
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Virology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI), Solna ² European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden

Correspondence:
Pierluigi Lopalco
Pierluigi.Lopalco ecdc.europa.eu
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Citation style for this article: Johansen K, Lopalco P L. Passive immunity against measles in infants: is there a need for policy changes in the European vaccination schedules?. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(9):pii=728. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.12.09.00728-en

Abstract

The elimination of measles by 2010 is part of the strategic plan for measles and congenital rubella infection in the European Region of the World Health Organization.