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Epidemiological and molecular characterization of rubella virus isolated in São Paulo, Brazil during 1997-2004.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2012
Figueiredo C A, Oliveira M I, Curti S P, Afonso A M S, Frugis Yu A L, Araújo J, Oliveira D B, Durigon E L
Abstract excerpt
Rubella virus (RV) infection during the early stages of pregnancy can lead to serious birth defects, known as the congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). In 2003, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) adopted a resolution calling for the elimination of rubella and the congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in the Americas by the year 2010. Brazil will have implemented the recommended PAHO strategy for elimination and...
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