A Survey of Vaccine-Induced Measles IgG Antibody Titer to Verify Temporal Changes in Response to Measles Vaccination in Young Adults
In Japan, sporadic measles cases increased rapidly in 2019 compared to the past six years. To clarify the persistence of immunity against measles in young adults, this study explored the persistence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody titers against the measles virus in 17- to 24-year-old young parti...
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doaj-b0e71396ac6348d093d5e54467d293dd2020-11-25T01:31:34ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2019-09-017311810.3390/vaccines7030118vaccines7030118A Survey of Vaccine-Induced Measles IgG Antibody Titer to Verify Temporal Changes in Response to Measles Vaccination in Young AdultsHiraku Sasaki0Tomoko Fukunaga1Ai Asano2Yoshio Suzuki3Yuko Nakanishi4Junzi Kondo5Hiroki Ishikawa6Nobuto Shibata7Department of Health Science, Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, 1-1 Hiraga-gakuendai, Inzai, Chiba 270–1695, JapanSection of Health Management, Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, 1-1 Hiraga-gakuendai, Inzai, Chiba 270–1695, JapanSection of Health Management, Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, 1-1 Hiraga-gakuendai, Inzai, Chiba 270–1695, JapanDepartment of Sports Science, Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, 1-1 Hiraga-gakuendai, Inzai, Chiba 270–1695, JapanDepartment of Health Science, Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, 1-1 Hiraga-gakuendai, Inzai, Chiba 270–1695, JapanDepartment of Health Science, Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, 1-1 Hiraga-gakuendai, Inzai, Chiba 270–1695, JapanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Tokyo 142–8555, JapanDepartment of Health Science, Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, 1-1 Hiraga-gakuendai, Inzai, Chiba 270–1695, JapanIn Japan, sporadic measles cases increased rapidly in 2019 compared to the past six years. To clarify the persistence of immunity against measles in young adults, this study explored the persistence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody titers against the measles virus in 17- to 24-year-old young participants who reside in the Chiba prefecture of Japan. Measles-specific IgG antibody titers, determined by enzyme immunoassay in serum samples collected from 506 participants, were assessed through statistical analyses. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that the distribution of measles IgG antibody titers was significantly correlated with a medical history of measles (<i>P</i> < 0.05), while there was no significant correlation between the number of vaccinations related to measles IgG titers. Furthermore, measles IgG titers tended to decrease, as revealed by the temporal change in IgG titers, during the elapsed period after the last vaccination (<i>P</i> = 0.08). These results indicate that periodic vaccination against measles is required to prevent sporadic measles infection in young and older adults.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/7/3/118measlesIgG antibody titersvaccination |
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Hiraku Sasaki Tomoko Fukunaga Ai Asano Yoshio Suzuki Yuko Nakanishi Junzi Kondo Hiroki Ishikawa Nobuto Shibata |
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Hiraku Sasaki Tomoko Fukunaga Ai Asano Yoshio Suzuki Yuko Nakanishi Junzi Kondo Hiroki Ishikawa Nobuto Shibata A Survey of Vaccine-Induced Measles IgG Antibody Titer to Verify Temporal Changes in Response to Measles Vaccination in Young Adults Vaccines measles IgG antibody titers vaccination |
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Hiraku Sasaki Tomoko Fukunaga Ai Asano Yoshio Suzuki Yuko Nakanishi Junzi Kondo Hiroki Ishikawa Nobuto Shibata |
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A Survey of Vaccine-Induced Measles IgG Antibody Titer to Verify Temporal Changes in Response to Measles Vaccination in Young Adults |
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A Survey of Vaccine-Induced Measles IgG Antibody Titer to Verify Temporal Changes in Response to Measles Vaccination in Young Adults |
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A Survey of Vaccine-Induced Measles IgG Antibody Titer to Verify Temporal Changes in Response to Measles Vaccination in Young Adults |
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A Survey of Vaccine-Induced Measles IgG Antibody Titer to Verify Temporal Changes in Response to Measles Vaccination in Young Adults |
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A Survey of Vaccine-Induced Measles IgG Antibody Titer to Verify Temporal Changes in Response to Measles Vaccination in Young Adults |
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survey of vaccine-induced measles igg antibody titer to verify temporal changes in response to measles vaccination in young adults |
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In Japan, sporadic measles cases increased rapidly in 2019 compared to the past six years. To clarify the persistence of immunity against measles in young adults, this study explored the persistence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody titers against the measles virus in 17- to 24-year-old young participants who reside in the Chiba prefecture of Japan. Measles-specific IgG antibody titers, determined by enzyme immunoassay in serum samples collected from 506 participants, were assessed through statistical analyses. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that the distribution of measles IgG antibody titers was significantly correlated with a medical history of measles (<i>P</i> < 0.05), while there was no significant correlation between the number of vaccinations related to measles IgG titers. Furthermore, measles IgG titers tended to decrease, as revealed by the temporal change in IgG titers, during the elapsed period after the last vaccination (<i>P</i> = 0.08). These results indicate that periodic vaccination against measles is required to prevent sporadic measles infection in young and older adults. |
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measles IgG antibody titers vaccination |
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