Outbreak of rubella after mass vaccination of children and adult women: challenges for rubella elimination strategies Brote epidémico de rubéola tras la vacunación masiva de niños y mujeres adultas: un reto para las estrategias de eliminación de la rubéola

OBJECTIVE: To describe rubella outbreaks and control strategies in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul before rubella elimination. METHODS: We analyzed rubella and congenital rubella syndrome surveillance data for the state of Rio Grande do Sul and calculated age- and gender-specific incidence...

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Main Authors: Ivone Andreatta Menegolla, Marilina Assunta Bercini, Maria Tereza Schermann, Zenaida Marion Alves Nunes, Teresa Cristina Segatto, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Brendan Flannery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2011-04-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892011000400005