Ongoing rubella outbreak among adults in Tokyo, Japan, June 2012 to April 2013

Introduction: A large rubella outbreak has been occurring in Tokyo, Japan since June 2012. Rubella vaccination, introduced in Japan in 1976, has targeted different age groups, resulting in a large proportion of the current population being unvaccinated. Methods: Rubella cases reported in Tokyo from...

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Main Authors: Yoshiyuki Sugishita, Takuri Takahashi, Narumi Hori, Mitsuru Abo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2013-08-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
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Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/104/321