Epidemiology of acute rubella infection in Zambia during the pre-vaccination period (2005–2016) as a baseline for monitoring rubella epidemiology in the post-rubella vaccine introduction era

Epidemiology of acute rubella infection in Zambia during the pre-vaccination period (2005–2016) as a baseline for monitoring rubella epidemiology in the post-rubella vaccine introduction era

Abstract Background Rubella is highly under reported in Zambia as in most sub-Saharan countries despite being a disease of major public health concern especially among women of childbearing age. In September 2016, Zambia introduced a combined measles-rubella vaccine in children 0–14 years. In this s...

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Main Authors: Mazyanga L. Mazaba, Seter Siziya, Mwaka Monze, Daniel Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rubella
Acute
Proportion
Correlates
Zambia
Pre vaccination era
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4806-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4806-5

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