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Rubella epidemics and genotypic distribution of the rubella virus in Shandong Province, China, in 1999-2010.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Wang Changyin, Zhu Zhen, Xu Qing, Xu Aiqiang, Fang Xueqiang, Song Lizhi, Li Weixiu, Xiong Ping, Xu Wenbo
Abstract excerpt
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 reported incidence rate of rubella cases remained at a low level in Shandong province after 1999. However, rubella...
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