evaluation of immunity against rubella and measles nine years after mass vaccination program in babol medical students in iran

abstract background and aims: medical students are exposed to various infectious diseases during their clinical training period, including measles and rubella. in iran, to control the outbreaks of measles and rubella a mass vaccination campaign was conducted on 2003. the present investigation evaluates immunity to measles and rubella in a group of babol medical students and determines the prevalence of medical students susceptible to these infections. materials and methods: a total of 191 medical students (preclinical and clinical) from college of medicine and health sciences at babol university of medical sciences enrolled in this cross-sectional study. igg antibodies for measles and rubella was evaluated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. results: a total of 60 (31.4%) students had insufficient measles immunity or were totally non-immune, whereas non-immune status to rubella was seen in 1 (0.5%) subject. conclusion: this study showed insufficient measles immunity in a group of babol medical students.