Publications

measles, mumps, rubella antibody surveillance: pilot study in grampian, scotland.	the prevalence of measles, mumps and rubella antibodies for ages over six months was obtained using a stratified random sample of stored sera submitted in 1988 prior to the implementation of mmr vaccine. besides reflecting the different vaccination policies for the three viruses the results showed that males display earlier sero-conversion for all three infections and a higher proportion of older males are susceptible. two-thirds of children aged 6-15 months had antibodies to measles, the majori ...	1992	1612895
viral meningitis. a 10-year study.		1969	5807601
rapid random-donor screening for the selection of viral antibody-containing blood donations.	we describe a 3 1/2 year trial in which we used immunofluorescence to detect and titrate antibody to six common viruses in normal healthy blood donors drawn at random from west and south east scotland. the trial was designed to allow selection of blood donations rich in specific antiviral antibody for inclusion in the plasma pool which would, in turn, be used for the preparation of specific antiviral immunoglobulin. the results show the natural frequency of occurrence of antibody to different vi ...	1980	6255854
increasing incidence of mumps in scotland: options for reducing transmission.	there has been a dramatic increase in mumps in scotland since november 2003, with cases primarily in adolescents and young adults.	2006	16289903
ongoing outbreak of mumps infection in oban, scotland, november 2010 to january 2011.	we report on an ongoing outbreak of 119 cases of mumps virus infection in the oban area of scotland,from 29 november 2010 to 31 january 2011. the median age of cases was 20 years, with the highest incidence in the 13-19-year-olds. a total of 53 cases had received two doses of measles-mumps-rubella (mmr) vaccine,in accordance with the united kingdom vaccination schedule, while 33 had received only one dose and 30 had not been vaccinated.	2011	21371413