Sero-epidemiological study in prediction of the risk groups for measles outbreaks in Vojvodina, Serbia.
Serological survey provides insight grouped age gap measles-specific immunity and the expected prevalence of a certain age. The purpose Ovine Clia Kits of this study was to describe the sero-epidemiology of measles in Vojvodina before the outbreak in 2017/18 and to discuss preventive measures for the future potential epidemics. A seroprevalence study was conducted from April 2015 to June 2017 by the 3199 serum samples leftovers , The study was conducted prior to the last measles outbreak in Vojvodina which occurred between 12 November 2017 and June 30, 2018. Measles-specific IgG antibodies were determined by using indirect chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) registered participants .Median age was 20 years (IQR 11- 37). Overall, 86.9% of serum samples were seropositive. The highest proportion of measles seronegativity observed in children aged 12-23 months and in adults aged 20-39 years (56.1% and 18.5%, respectively). The prevalence of measles seronegativity above the WHO...