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Modelling the incidence of congenital rubella syndrome in developing countries

Author(s) -

Felicity Cutts

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.6.1176

Subject(s) - congenital rubella syndrome , rubella , measles , medicine , vaccination , incidence (geometry) , rubella vaccine , developing country , pediatrics , immunization , measles vaccine , rubella virus , pregnancy , epidemiology , demography , immunology , antibody , biology , ecology , physics , genetics , sociology , optics

As of 1997, less than one-third of developing countries included rubella vaccine in their national immunization programme. In countries that have achieved high coverage of measles vaccine, an ideal opportunity exists to include control of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in enhanced measles control activities. Data on the burden of congenital rubella syndrome are important to guide rubella vaccination policies.

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