Abstract

CORDERO, Rosa et al. Susceptibility  against  yellow  fever  in  Infante  municipality,  Guarico  state,Venezuela, 2010. Bol Mal Salud Amb [online]. 2013, vol.53, n.1, pp.82-87. ISSN 1690-4648.

  In  order  to  determine  population  susceptibility against  yellow  fever,  an  observational,  and  descriptive study  was  conducted,  selecting  a  stratified  random sample of 500 subjects per procedure for Rapid Coverage Monitoring (RCM), distributed by administrative areas with low vaccination coverage. The real coverage of municipality was  89%,  while  administrative  coverage  was  114%  in general, with estimated 11% of people susceptible to yellow fever, being even higher in children aged one year (44%). In  conclusion,  real  vaccination  coverage  is  less  than  the provisions  of  the  Expanded  Program  on  Immunization (minimum of 95%), so it is recommended that immunization coverage be increased and reinforced.

Keywords : yellow fever; vaccination status; yellow fever coverage; susceptibility.

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