Herd immunity and primary immune deficiencies

Vaccine. 2019 Jul 9;37(30):3942-3943. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.11.059. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Abstract

This letter addresses the issues adjoining the article by Bernadou et al. Measles outbreak linked to insufficient vaccination coverage in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, France, October 2017 to July 2018. Euro Surveill. 2018;23(30):pii = 1800373. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.30.1800373. The decreased vaccination rates against measles are decreasing herd immunity to this agent, posing a risk for patients with Patient Immune Deficiency as the measles antibody titre decreases in products used to provide prophylactic cover against this illness.

Keywords: Immune deficiency; Measles; Vaccination.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • France
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Herd / immunology*
  • Measles / prevention & control*
  • Measles Vaccine / immunology*
  • Morbillivirus / immunology
  • Vaccination / statistics & numerical data*
  • Vaccination Coverage / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Measles Vaccine