Open AccessOngoing rubella epidemic in Osaka, Japan, in 2018–2019
Author(s) -
Daiki Kanbayashi,
Takako Kurata,
Hideyuki Kubo,
Atsushi Kaida,
Seiji Yamamoto,
Kohji Egawa,
Yuki Hirai,
Kazuma Okada,
Ryo Ikemori,
Takahiro Yumisashi,
Akira Yamamoto,
Hideki Yoshida,
Takanori Hirayama,
Kazuyoshi Ikuta,
Kazushi Motomura
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
western pacific surveillance response journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2094-7313
pISSN - 2094-7321
DOI - 10.5365/wpsar.2019.10.3.001
Subject(s) - rubella , virology , population , lineage (genetic) , rubella virus , genotype , biology , geography , medicine , environmental health , measles , vaccination , genetics , gene
A large rubella epidemic is currently ongoing since 2018 in Osaka, Japan. The detected rubella viruses were classified into genotypes 1E lineage 2 and 2B lineage 1. These strains may have been imported from endemic countries, and these viruses spread within the susceptible population.