%0 Journal Article %T Immigrants: Potential Menace for Measles Elimination Target in Iran %J International Journal of Pediatrics %I Mashhad University of Medical Sciences %Z 2345-5047 %A Khazaei, Salman %A Nematollahi, Shahrzad %A Ayubi, Erfan %A Ahmadi-Pishkuhi, Mahin %D 2016 %\ 06/01/2016 %V 4 %N 6 %P 1975-1976 %! Immigrants: Potential Menace for Measles Elimination Target in Iran %K Elimination target %K Immigrants %K Iran %K Measles vaccination %R 10.22038/ijp.2016.6758 %X      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. %U https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6758_3c2c28e0f7a699fce506e59a42a798b4.pdf