Improving sensitivity of oral fluid testing in IgG prevalence studies: application of mixture models to a rubella antibody survey [PDF]
, 2003 A method for the analysis of age-stratified antibody prevalence surveys is applied to a previously reported survey of antibody to rubella virus using oral fluid samples in which the sensitivity of the assay used was shown to be compromised.
Enquselassie, F. +4 more
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Molecular-genetic study of the RA-27/3 strain used for production of rubella vaccine
Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2019 Aim. In order to study rubella virus strain RA-27/3 genetic stability, used for the vaccines production, a molecular genetic study was conducted. Materials and methods. In the study different series of master and work seed of RA-27/3 rubella virus strain
G. M. Ignatev +4 more
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Rubella Virus Infection, the Congenital Rubella Syndrome, and the Link to Autism
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 Rubella is a systemic virus infection that is usually mild. It can, however, cause severe birth defects known as the congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) when infection occurs early in pregnancy.
A. Mawson, A. Croft
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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 +13 more
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EBioMedicine, 2015 Background: Development of congenital rubella syndrome associated with rubella virus infection during pregnancy is clinically important, but the pathogenicity of the virus remains unclear.
Thong Van Nguyen +2 more
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Molecular aspects of the teratogenesis of rubella virus
Biological Research, 2019 Rubella or German measles is an infection caused by rubella virus (RV). Infection of children and adults is usually characterized by a mild exanthematous febrile illness.
Suji George, R. Viswanathan, G. Sapkal
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A novel cassette method for probe evaluation in the designed biochips [PDF]
, 2014 A critical step in biochip design is the selection of probes with identical hybridisation characteristics. In this article we describe a novel method for evaluating DNA hybridisation probes, allowing the fine-tuning of biochips, that uses cassettes with ...
Al-humam, Abdulmohsen A. +7 more
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A diagnostic study of the causes of abortion parasitic and viral in women in Kirkuk city [PDF]
Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2016 310 serum samples collected for women audits to Kirkuk General Hospital in Kirkuk city suspected of toxoplasmosis(TOXO), Cytomegalovirus(CMV), Rubella virus(RV) and Herpes virus II (HSV).
Bafreen M. Raza, Sadia Sh. Hamad
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Estimating the burden of rubella virus infection and congenital rubella syndrome through a rubella immunity assessment among pregnant women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Potential impact on vaccination policy. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Rubella-containing vaccines (RCV) are not yet part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) vaccination program; however RCV introduction is planned before 2020.
Alleman +55 more
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Risk Factors For Multiple Sclerosis In Volyn Region (Ukraine) [PDF]
, 2016 The prevalence rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Volyn Region (101.0 per 100000) is the highest in Ukraine. To study MS risk factors in Volyn Region, special questionnaires were distributed among all MS patients residing in Volyn region.
Bobryk, N. (Nataliia) +1 more
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