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Evidence used to support the achievement and maintenance of elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in the United States.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2011
Reef Susan E, Redd Susan B, Abernathy Emily, Kutty Preeta, Icenogle Joseph P
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On 29 October 2004, an expert panel was convened to review the status of elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in the United States. Primarily based on 5 types of information presented--epidemiology of reported cases, molecular epidemiology, seroprevalence, vaccine coverage, and adequacy of surveillance--the panel unanimously agreed that rubella virus is no longer endemic in the United...
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