Health Care : Current Reviews

Measles in Bolivia: â??A honeymoon periodâ?

Euro Health Care and Fitness Summit

September 01-03, 2015 Valencia, Spain

María Del Rosario Dávalos Gamboa, Cristina Masuet-Aumatell, Josep Ma Ramon-Torrell, Aurora Casanova-Rituerto, Marta Banqué Navarro and Sandra Lucía Montaño Rodríguez

Universidad Mayor de San Simon Cochabamba, Bolivia

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Abstract:

Background: Although measles is a highly infectious disease, the live measles vaccines provide protection for every 20 years and immunity may be life-long. This study assessed measles sero-prevalence in school children in the Cochabamba region of Bolivia. Methods: A sero epidemiological survey of measles immunity in 5-16 year old school children (n=441) living in the Cochabamba region of Bolivia was performed in March and April of 2010, representative regional samples of school children from 14 schools were obtained; a parent-administered questionnaire collected socio-demographic and tested for measles antibodies using and enzymelinked fluorescent antibody test. The measles prevalence and corresponding ANOVA or the Kruskal-Wallis test according to, whether the data were distributed normally (Kolmogorov- Smirnov test p value �?�0.005) plus the chi- square test of Fishers exact tests is needed. Results: The global sero-prevalence of measles was 69.61% (95% CI 65.32-73.90 and was higher in adolescents (84.16%, 95% CI 77.04-91.28) and Spanish speakers (74.74, 95%, CI 68.56-80.92) the sero-prevalence did not differ according to socio-economic status, living area, or number of family members in the household. Conclusions: This study found a high prevalence of measles susceptibility in Bolivia children thus, herd immunity may not have been established and some outbreak could occur. Authorities should redress this situation before endemic measles transmission occurs nationally and regionally and there is an urgent need to conduct more sero-prevalence studies in the region.

Biography :

Maria Del Rosario Davalos Gamboa has received a PhD from the University of Saint Francis Xavier, Bolivia and a specialty in Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology. She was also the Director of the Research Institute of the Faculty of Dentistry of the UMSS and published 9 products in reputable journals. She has a cosmetic manufactures oil and activated carbon and is a Professor at the Universidad Mayor de San Simon Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Email: rosariodavalos@hotmail.com