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Seroprevalence of Rubella IgG in Women of Reproductive Age Group in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Rubella is a highly contagious infection caused by the rubella virus. Mothers who develop rubella early in pregnancy have a 90% chance of transmitting the infection to their unborn babies.
Lalithambica Karunakaran, Anitha Madhavan, Shyama Devadasan, Anjana Asokan, Ancy Joseph   +4 more
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Regional reports for the subnational monitoring of measles elimination in Italy and the identification of local barriers to the attainment of the elimination goal [PDF]

, 2018
Although most countries in the WHO European Region were verified in 2017 as having interrupted endemic measles transmission, nine countries were still endemic. Among these, Italy accounted for the second highest number of measles cases reported in Europe
Adamo, Giovanna, Baccolini, Valentina, Bella, Antonino, De Soccio, Pasquale, Iannazzo, Stefania, Magurano, Fabio, Marzuillo, Carolina, Prencipe, Grazia Pia, Sturabotti, Giulia, Villari, Paolo   +9 more
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Rubella seroprevalence among mothers and incidence of congenital rubella three years after rubella vaccine introduction in Vietnam

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Following a rubella outbreak in 2011, Vietnam implemented a mass measles-rubella vaccination campaign for children aged 1–14 years in 2014–2015, further expanding the target age to 16–17 years in 2016; routine vaccination was introduced in 2014. However,
Michiko Toizumi, Saki Tanaka, Masako Moriuchi, Hien-Anh Thi Nguyen, Mizuki Takegata, Chihiro Iwasaki, Noriko Kitamura, Hung Thai Do, Duc-Anh Dang, Lay-Myint Yoshida, Hiroyuki Moriuchi   +10 more
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Sero-epidemiology of rubella in the urban population of Addis Ababa Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2000
We conducted a community-based cluster sample survey of rubella sero-epidemiology in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1994. Among 4666 individuals for whom complete data were available, rubella antibody prevalence was 91% (95% confidence interval: 90, 92).
Abebe, A., Cutts, Felicity, Dejene, A., Enquselassie, F., Messele, T., Nigatu, Wondatir, Nokes, D. James   +6 more
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Rubella susceptibility in pregnant women and results of a postpartum immunization strategy in Catalonia, Spain [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Elimination of congenital rubella syndrome depends not only on effective childhood immunization but also on the identification and immunization of rubella susceptible women.
Barreales, Saul, Bayas Rodríguez, José María, Calvente, Valentín, García-Basteiro, Alberto L., Goncé Mellgren, Anna, Oliveras, Laura, Valencia, Salomé, Vilajeliu, Alba   +7 more
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Conjunctivitis, the key clinical characteristic of adult rubella in Japan during two large outbreaks, 2012-2013 and 2018-2019.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundRubella virus infection mainly causes illness with mild fever, rash, and lymphadenopathy in children; however, the clinical characteristics of adult rubella are not well-known.MethodsAn observational study was conducted to compare the ...
Hidetoshi Nomoto, Masahiro Ishikane, Takato Nakamoto, Masayuki Ohta, Shinichiro Morioka, Kei Yamamoto, Satoshi Kutsuna, Shunsuke Tezuka, Junwa Kunimatsu, Norio Ohmagari   +9 more
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Seroprevalence of rubella virus antibodies among pregnant women in the Center and South-West regions of Cameroon.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Rubella infection in early pregnancy can lead to miscarriages, fetal death, or birth of an infant with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). In Cameroon, like in many developing countries, rubella surveillance is not well-established.
Nadesh Ashukem Taku, Valantine Ngum Ndze, Emily Abernathy, LiJuan Hao, Diane Waku-Kouomou, Joseph P Icenogle, Samuel Wanji, Jane-Francis K T Akoachere   +7 more
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Rubella epidemiology in the Central African Republic, 2015-2016 and molecular characterization of virus strains from 2008-2016

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Purpose: The Central African Republic (CAF) has not yet introduced immunization against rubella in its national immunization program. In addition, neither rubella nor congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) are integrated into the epidemiological surveillance ...
M. Pagonendji, G. Ionéla, E. Charpentier, A. Sausy, A. Lefaou, R. Duval, J. Hübschen   +6 more
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Evaluation of a measles vaccine campaign by oral-fluid surveys in a rural Kenyan district: interpretation of antibody prevalence data using mixture models [PDF]

, 2009
We evaluated the effectiveness of a measles vaccine campaign in rural Kenya, based on oral-fluid surveys and mixture-modelling analysis. Specimens were collected from 886 children aged 9 months to 14 years pre-campaign and from a comparison sample of 598
A. BETT, A. VYSE, D. J. NOKES, D. SAMUEL, D. W. G. BROWN, E. A. OKIRO, E. O. OHUMA, Enquselassie, J. ABWAO, Kremer, N. GAY, Nokes, S. WERE, Vyse   +13 more
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Rubella immunity among pregnant women aged 15–44 years, Namibia, 2010

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background: The level of rubella susceptibility among women of reproductive age in Namibia is unknown. Documenting the risk of rubella will help estimate the potential burden of disease in Namibian women and the risk of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS ...
Anna Jonas, Cristina V. Cardemil, Anita Beukes, Raydel Anderson, Paul A. Rota, Bettina Bankamp, Howard E. Gary Jr, Souleymane Sawadogo, Sadhna V. Patel, Sikota Zeko, Clementine Muroua, Esegiel Gaeb, Kathleen Wannemuehler, Sue Gerber, James L. Goodson   +14 more
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