SURVEILLANCE AND MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MMR DISEASES IN FINLAND

Surveillance of particular infectious disease is essential when assessing a success and effectiveness of preventing measures, such as vaccinations against it Since 1982, MMR vaccinations against measles, mumps and rubella have belonged to the national vaccination program in Finland. A goal of these vaccinations was to eliminate all the three diseases. For monitoring a progress of this goal an enhanced surveillance of measles, mumps and rubella was started along with the MMR vaccinations

• Davidkin I.
• Kontio M.

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