@article { author = {Khazaei, Salman and Nematollahi, Shahrzad and Ayubi, Erfan and Ahmadi-Pishkuhi, Mahin}, title = {Immigrants: Potential Menace for Measles Elimination Target in Iran}, journal = {International Journal of Pediatrics}, volume = {4}, number = {6}, pages = {1975-1976}, year = {2016}, publisher = {Mashhad University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5047}, eissn = {2345-5055}, doi = {10.22038/ijp.2016.6758}, abstract = {     Measles is a highly contagious disease. By the end of 2013, 84% of children had received at least a single dose of measles vaccine by their second birthday, and 148 countries had included a second dose as part of routine immunization. In 2002, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education developed a comprehensive strategy to eliminate Measles including mass immunization campaign for people aged 5-25 years (1). Suburban areas where residents usually are nomads or migrants with low socio-economic status (SES), pose a serious threat to the success of any prevention program(2) . There are a huge yet unknown number of Iranian immigrants and illegal refugees living in suburbs of large cities in Iran, where low participation of families in vaccination services might be a challenge (3). In this report, we try to highlight the importance of migrants and immigrants on the success of Measles vaccination programs.}, keywords = {Elimination target,Immigrants,Iran,Measles vaccination}, url = {https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6758.html}, eprint = {https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6758_3c2c28e0f7a699fce506e59a42a798b4.pdf} }