SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY IN THE SURVEILLANCE OF VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES
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The role of seroepidemiology in the comprehensive surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases.
E70 CMAJ, January 10, 2012, 184(1) © 2012 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors Serological surveillance (serosurveillance) provides estimates of population-level immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases using cross-sectional studies of antibody prevalence. Seroepidemiology is important for evaluating the impact of vaccination programs, as these programs change the immunity of popu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of microbiology epidemiology immunobiology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0372-9311
DOI: 10.36233/0372-9311-2018-2-87-94