A survey of measles antibodies in different populations

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Abstract
A survey of serum samples from all age groups in the population has shown a rapid acquisition of antibody between the ages of 1 and 6 years which reaches a plateau in concentration and does not disappear later. The concentration of antibody in cord serum may be four or more times greater than that in the mother's serum. Presence or absence of a record of past infection by measles is not necessarily reflected by the titre of antibody in the serum. Low antibody titres in very young infants may be due to an imperfectly developed antibody producing mechanism. The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of all those who made this survey possible. In particular, she is indebted to Dr G. I. Watson of the College of General Practitioners and his colleagues (see list) for their help in the collection of so many of the serum samples, and to Mr D. A. Bamgboye for his excellent technical assistance.