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Immigrant children entering the United States may be receiving unnecessary vaccinations.(Brief Article)
2002 OCT 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Refugee children arriving in the United States may be receiving immunizations unnecessarily, according to a report in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Elizabeth D. Barnett and colleagues at the Boston University School of Public Health performed antibody testing on 669 immigrant children, aged 0 to 20 years, who had just entered the United States. The investigators recorded seroprevalence of antibodies specific for measles, rubella, and varicella.
The majority of the children had antibody titers against at least one of the diseases. Measles antibodies were found in 549 (82%) of the 669 refugee children, rubella antibodies in 545 of 668 (82%), and varicella-specific antibodies in 430 of 668 (64%). Not surprisingly, older children were more likely than younger children to possess antibodies against all three types of infections.
The authors reported that the country of origin did not have a significant impact on antibody prevalence distribution.
"Immigrant children who ...
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