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Las paperas y la rubéola fueron eliminadas de Finlandia
H Peltola1, I Davidkin, M Paunio
1Hospital for Children and Adolescents, PO Box 281, FIN-00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland. heikki.peltola@hus.fi
JAMA
|November 22, 2000
Resumen
Finlandia Finlandia Finlandia Finlandia es el nombre de un país.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Inmunología Inmunología.
- Vacunología Vacunología.
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
Sus antecedentes:
- Finlandia implementó un programa nacional de vacunación de dos dosis contra el sarampión, paperas y rubéola (MMR) en 1982.
- La confirmación serológica obligatoria de los casos sospechosos de paperas y rubéola se estableció en 1987.
- No se han reportado muertes o secuelas relacionadas con la vacuna.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar el impacto de un programa de vacunación MMR de dos dosis en la eliminación de las paperas y la rubéola en Finlandia.
- Evaluar la efectividad a largo plazo de la estrategia de vacunación en la prevención de enfermedades indígenas y brotes.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de los datos de cobertura nacional de vacunación desde 1982 hasta 1999.
- Vigilancia de los casos de paperas y rubéola, incluidas las infecciones importadas y autóctonas.
- Monitoreo de los eventos adversos relacionados con la vacuna.
Principales resultados:
- Las paperas y la rubéola indígenas fueron eliminadas en 1996.
- La alta inmunidad comunitaria impidió la propagación secundaria de los casos importados (1997-1999).
- Prevención anual de miles de complicaciones de las paperas y casos de síndrome de rubéola congénita.
Conclusiones:
- Una política de vacunación con dos dosis de MMR eliminó efectivamente las paperas y la rubéola indígenas en Finlandia.
- Una alta cobertura de vacunación sostenida es crucial para prevenir futuros brotes.
- Finlandia sirve como modelo para la erradicación exitosa de enfermedades prevenibles por vacunación.
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