Phylogenetic analysis of congenital rubella virus from Indonesia: a case report [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2022 Background Rubella is a common inherited infection resulting in congenital cataracts and a significant cause of permanent vision loss in developing countries.
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Epidemiology of rubella virus cases in the pre-vaccination era of Ethiopia, 2009–2015 [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2016 Background Rubella is a common mild rash illness caused by rubella virus. The majority of infections occur in children and young adults. The infection is the cause of a serious birth defect known as Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) when a woman acquires
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Rubella virus tropism and single-cell responses in human primary tissue and microglia-containing organoids [PDF]
eLife, 2023 Rubella virus is an important human pathogen that can cause neurological deficits in a developing fetus when contracted during pregnancy. Despite successful vaccination programs in the Americas and many developed countries, rubella remains endemic in ...
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Rubella virus genotype 2B endemicity and related utility of serum-based molecular characterization in Uganda [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2023 There are 13 globally recognized rubella virus genotypes of which only 2 (1E and 2B) have been detected recently. The largest percentage of all reported rubella virus sequences come from China and Japan with Africa reporting limited data.
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Seroprevalence of rubella virus infection among antenatal care clients of Halaba Town public health facilities, southern Ethiopia [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Rubella virus infection during pregnancy has several effects on the developing fetus. However, little is known about the epidemiology of the infection in Ethiopia.
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A herd immunity to rubella virus in selected geographical regions
Инфекция и иммунитет, 2022 Since 2017, the incidence rate of rubella in the Russian Federation has been below 1 case per million total population. In addition, no circulation of endemic strains of the rubella virus is recorded evidencing about achieving infection elimination phase.
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021 Introduction: In developing countries like India, the comprehension of rubella virus illness, its consequences, and vaccine are nominal. Rubella virus infection occurring during pregnancy could lead to congenital rubella syndrome (CRS).
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National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Rubella is an acute viral infection predominantly affecting children and adults. Although natural infection with rubella provide lifelong immunity, but, primary infection in pregnant women during the initial days of pregnancy may result in ...
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Acute Rubella Virus Infection among Women with Spontaneous Abortion in Mwanza City, Tanzania [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: Acute rubella virus infection in early pregnancy has been associated with poor pregnancy outcome ranging from spontaneous abortion, stillbirth and multiple birth defects known as Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS). Despite its importance
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Characterization of rubella-specific humoral immunity following two doses of MMR vaccine using proteome microarray technology. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The lack of standardization of the currently used commercial anti-rubella IgG antibody assays leads to frequent misinterpretation of results for samples with low/equivocal antibody concentration.
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