Ongoing rubella epidemic in Osaka, Japan in 2018–2019

Ongoing rubella epidemic in Osaka, Japan in 2018–2019

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daiki Kanbayashi, Takako Kurata, Hideyuki Kubo, Atsushi Kaida, Seiji P Yamamoto, Kazutaka Egawa, Yuki Hirai, Kazuma Okada, Ryo Ikemori, Takahiro Yumisashi, Akira Yamamoto, Hideki Yoshida, Takanori Hirayama, Kazuyoshi Ikuta, Kazushi Motomura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2021-03-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Subjects:
rubella
rubella virus
japan
genotype 1e
viruses
Online Access:https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/697

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