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Evaluation of humoral immunity against measles virus in Al-Najaf Governorate /Iraq | ||
| Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 142-149 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Anwar J.M.Sarah; ; Mohammed A.K.Al-Sa; Mohammad A.Muhsin | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted to evaluate the anti-measles IgG antibody (AMAb) titers of measles vaccinated and non vaccinated normal individuals in Al-Najaf Governorate. "ELISA" test was applied to test 375 collected sera samples during April to November 2006. Individuals included with age range (1-30) years; 335 of them were vaccinated, and 40 non vaccinated (control group).Age, sex, residency and history of measles vaccination were recorded for each individual. The results revealed; that the highest IgG titer (234.82) had been seen in age group (A, age rang 1-6 year) and the titer was decreasing with increasing of age and reaching to the lowest IgG titer (6.6087) in age group (E, age range 25-30 year). The residency and sex of individuals was showed no significant differences(p >0.01) in AMAb IgG titers. | ||
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