Rubella epidemics and genotypic distribution of the rubella virus in Shandong Province, China, in 1999-2010.

BACKGROUND: The rubella vaccine was introduced into the immunization program in 1995 in the Shandong province, China. A series of different rubella vaccination strategies were implemented at different stages of measles control in Shandong province. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The average reporte...

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Main Authors: Changyin Wang, Zhen Zhu, Qing Xu, Aiqiang Xu, Xueqiang Fang, Lizhi Song, Weixiu Li, Ping Xiong, Wenbo Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3404038?pdf=render