Infectious diseases; Serological survey; Vaccination

Serologické přehledy sledují hladiny protilátek proti vybraným infekcím a poskytují informace o promoření kolektivní imunitě dané populace. Slouží k hodnocení účinnosti plošných očkovacích programů, jsou zásadním podkladem pro závažná rozhodnutí o intervencích, úpravách a změnách schémat očkování.

Serological surveys monitor levels of antibodies against selected infections and provide information about the susceptibility and collective immunity of the population. The surveys are used for evaluating the overall effectiveness vaccination programs of and create a major basis for important decisions about interventions, and modifications and changes in immunization schedules. They are also a basis for pronouncing epidemiological predictions and creating hypotheses. The introduction of serological surveys in the Czech Republic and also worldwide was contributed by the Czech founder of modern epidemiology professor Karel Raška, MD. In the Czech Republic, serological surveys have been carried out since the 1960s. Since the year 1970, in total 30 infections have been tested, some of them are monitored regularly, e.g. measles, mumps and pertussis. The last serological surveys were provided in the year 2013. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017.