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The status of rubella IgG antibody titer between antenatal and postnatal among pregnant non-immune to rubella

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Background: The infection of rubella in pregnancy is worrisome due to the fact that it causes miscarriages, congenital defects, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS).
Irfana Rasool, Ayesha Azad, Saeed Baradwan, Muhammad Salman Bashir, Dania Al-Jaroudi   +4 more
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Measles in Italy: Viral strains and crossing borders

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
In 2017, Italy experienced one of the largest outbreaks of measles in recent years, with 5404 notified cases and 4347 confirmed cases. A further 2029 cases were notified during the first 6 months of 2018, and 1516 of them were laboratory-confirmed.
Fabio Magurano, Melissa Baggieri, Francesca Mazzilli, Paola Bucci, Antonella Marchi, Loredana Nicoletti   +5 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).
Nigatu, Wondatir, Cutts, Felicity, Messele, T., Dejene, A., Nokes, D. James, Enquselassie, F., Abebe, A.   +6 more
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Factors associated with participation in an ongoing national catch-up campaign against rubella: a cross-sectional internet survey among 1680 adult men in Japan

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Since 2019, aiming to eliminate periodic rubella outbreaks, the Japanese government has provided a rubella immunization program targeting men born in fiscal years 1972 to 1978, who lacked the opportunity to be vaccinated against rubella in ...
Ai Hori, Shiho Yoshii, Yukari Isaka, Koji Wada   +3 more
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Measles elimination: progress, challenges and implications for rubella control. [PDF]

, 2013
Measles and rubella are major vaccine-preventable causes of child mortality and disability. They have been eliminated from the Americas and some other regions have also come close to elimination.
Lessler, Justin, Metcalf, Charlotte JE, Cutts, Felicity T., Cutts, F.T, Cutts, Felicity T, Lessler, J, Metcalf, C. Jessica E., Metcalf, C.J.E   +7 more
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Perspective on Global Measles Epidemiology and Control and the Role of Novel Vaccination Strategies

Viruses, 2017
Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine preventable disease. Measles results in a systemic illness which causes profound immunosuppression often leading to severe complications.
Melissa M. Coughlin, Andrew S. Beck, Bettina Bankamp, Paul A. Rota   +3 more
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Burden, epidemiological pattern, and surveillance gap of rubella in Nigeria: A call for routine vaccination policy

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2021
Rubella is an epidemic-prone disease with endemic transmission in Nigeria. It is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the rubella virus whose devastating teratogenic effect makes it a disease of major public health importance when it occurs in ...
Kabir Adekunle Durowade, Omotosho Ibrahim Musa, Maryam Abimbola Jimoh, Adekunle Ganiyu Salaudeen, Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa, Omowunmi Qubrat Bakare, Lukman Omotayo Omokanye   +6 more
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Rubella transmissibility and reproduction number (Ro): A critical appraisal of the prospects for its control in Nigeria

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2020
Rubella is a highly contagious disease of public health importance that is endemic in Nigeria. Rubella with its devastating sequel, congenital rubella syndrome, is a neglected disease with no surveillance system in place and no national incidence figure ...
Kabir Adekunle Durowade, Omotosho Ibrahim Musa, Gordon Kayode Osagbemi   +2 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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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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