@Article{, title={Evaluation of the anti-Rubella herd Immunity in Children of Al-Muthanna Province}, author={Noor Sami Abood}, journal={Muthanna Journal of Pure Science (MJPS) مجلة المثنى للعلوم الصرفة}, volume={1}, number={1}, pages={118-126}, year={2013}, abstract={Fifty blood samples were collected from healthy children with age range fromone to six years old. They were 25children from AL-Sammawa city and 25children from AL-Khider. These samples were tested by ELISA to evaluate theimmune status of children after immunization. The results showed that thepercentage of children whom observed levels of anti-rubella specific antibodies≥ 11 IU/ml were 96.7% and 95% for males and females respectively aftervaccination .There was highly significant difference (P<0.01) in titer of IgG aftervaccination between children of AL-Sammawa and AL-Khider. There wasdecrease in IgG levels between (2-4) years old but the IgG levels will risebetween (1-2)and (4-6) year.

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