Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella seroprevalence in refugees in Germany in 2015

Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 781-787

  Jablonka, Alexandra ^a,b   Happle, Christine ^a,c   Grote, Ulrike ^a   Schleenvoigt, Benjamin Thomas ^d   Hampel, Annika ^e   Dopfer, Christian ^a,c   Hansen, Gesine ^a,c   Schmidt, Reinhold Ernst ^a,b   Behrens, Georg M N ^a,b,f  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c BREATH   (Germany)

^d JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^e Wolfsburg Hospital   (Germany)

^f Niedersachsen Research Network on Neuroinfectiology (N RENNT)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Measles; Mumps; Refugees; Rubella; Vaccination; Varicella

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; REFUGEE; RUBELLA; SEROPREVALENCE; SUMMER; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED; MUMPS; REFUGEES; RUBELLA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979519335     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-016-0926-7     Document Type: Article

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