Seroprevalence of Measles IgG Antibodies in Married Immigrant Women from Multicultural Families in Korea.
Woojoo LeeMi Yeong ShinEunbyeul GoHyun-Cheol LimJi-Yoon JeonYerim KwonYerin LeeTong-Soo KimSung-Keun LeeYoung Yil BahkPublished in: Infection & chemotherapy (2023)
The study provides detailed information about seroimmunity of the married immigrant population in Korea, which is important for measles elimination. Since the 1980s, most vaccine-preventable diseases including measles have been well-controlled. Nevertheless, sporadic measles outbreaks are still reported. Thus, special attention should be paid to the possible importation of infectious diseases such as measles by immigration.