Sero-epidemiology of measles immunoglobulin G antibodies among newborns from South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: an observational, multicenter study
Our findings suggest low transplacental acquisition of measles IgG in newborns, which is likely to yield susceptibility to measles infection at a very young age. The currently recommended measles vaccine schedules in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with the first dose recommended from 9 months of age and onward, warrant reconsideration, including the need for earlier dosing schedules.
Authors
- Ragunath Sharma
- Stella Mwakio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9803-0264)
- Gaurav Kwatra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2032-1975)
- Nisha Dhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7964-5818)
- Salim Mwarumba
- Alane Izu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5547-7223)
- Carine Bokop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9281-9387)
- Paul Allen Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6494-9563)
- Tolossa Eticha Chaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8983-2388)
- Nubwa Medugu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1300-7362)
- Phurb Dorji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1058-4252)
- Godwin Akaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8149-5492)
- Adama Mamby Keita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0315-0632)
- Eyinade K. Olateju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2867-1231)
- F. Lema
- Clare Cutland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8250-8307)
- Pedro Simões (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4734-7621)
- Musa Mohammed Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7786-3400)
- Hellen C. Barsosio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0261-9814)
- Betuel Sigaúque
- P. Sahni
- P.S. Sow
- Pratik Saha
- Prof. Shabir A Madhi
- Prof. Stephen Obaro
- Prof. Sridhar Santhanam
- Prof. Milagritos D Tapia
- Prof. Balaji Veeraraghavan
- Prof. James A Berkley
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Hawassa University (ET)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Angkor Hospital for Children (KH)
- Bangladesh Shishu (Children) Hospital & Institute (BD)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Centre Pour le Développement des Vaccins-Mali (ML)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Manhiça Health Research Centre (MZ)
- University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Oromiyaa Regional Health Bureau (ET)
- Child Health Research Foundation (BD)
- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NG)
- Nile University of Nigeria (NG)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- University of Abuja (NG)
- Adama Science and Technology University (ET)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107882
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71