Long-term epidemiologic longitudinal study on the effect of vaccines on public inoculation
Public vaccination policies in Japan for several viruses have achieved favorable results. To accurately evaluate their overall effectiveness, we conducted a 45- year epidemiological survey of measles, varicella and mumps cases at our clinic. The number of patients with measles was found to be...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2012-08-01
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| Edice: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
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| author | Itsuo Matsuoka Takafumi Matsuoka Akiko Matsuoka Tomonari Shigemura Kazunaga Agematsu Kenichi Koike |
| author_facet | Itsuo Matsuoka Takafumi Matsuoka Akiko Matsuoka Tomonari Shigemura Kazunaga Agematsu Kenichi Koike |
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Public vaccination policies in Japan for several viruses have achieved favorable results. To accurately evaluate their overall effectiveness, we conducted a 45- year epidemiological survey of measles, varicella and mumps cases at our clinic. The number of patients with measles was found to be significantly decreased with the single-dose vaccination provided at public expense. However, we also witnessed an increasing trend of infection at a later age. The vaccination rates for varicella and mumps were relatively low because of their optional availability in Japan, and thus they cannot be considered to confer public protection. Although localized to a particular region, our results show that it is important to increase the immunization rate of vaccines for large-scale protection against viral infections through public programs.
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| spelling | doaj.art-756d7f53fac04f24b4791b901b94a88f2025-03-03T13:09:23ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212012-08-01544Long-term epidemiologic longitudinal study on the effect of vaccines on public inoculationItsuo Matsuoka0Takafumi MatsuokaAkiko MatsuokaTomonari ShigemuraKazunaga AgematsuKenichi KoikeShinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan. Public vaccination policies in Japan for several viruses have achieved favorable results. To accurately evaluate their overall effectiveness, we conducted a 45- year epidemiological survey of measles, varicella and mumps cases at our clinic. The number of patients with measles was found to be significantly decreased with the single-dose vaccination provided at public expense. However, we also witnessed an increasing trend of infection at a later age. The vaccination rates for varicella and mumps were relatively low because of their optional availability in Japan, and thus they cannot be considered to confer public protection. Although localized to a particular region, our results show that it is important to increase the immunization rate of vaccines for large-scale protection against viral infections through public programs. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1652 |
| spellingShingle | Itsuo Matsuoka Takafumi Matsuoka Akiko Matsuoka Tomonari Shigemura Kazunaga Agematsu Kenichi Koike Long-term epidemiologic longitudinal study on the effect of vaccines on public inoculation The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Long-term epidemiologic longitudinal study on the effect of vaccines on public inoculation |
| title_full | Long-term epidemiologic longitudinal study on the effect of vaccines on public inoculation |
| title_fullStr | Long-term epidemiologic longitudinal study on the effect of vaccines on public inoculation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-term epidemiologic longitudinal study on the effect of vaccines on public inoculation |
| title_short | Long-term epidemiologic longitudinal study on the effect of vaccines on public inoculation |
| title_sort | long term epidemiologic longitudinal study on the effect of vaccines on public inoculation |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1652 |
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