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Molecular surveillance of rubella viruses in Taiwan from 2005 to 2011.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2013
Cheng Wen-Yueh, Wang Hsiao-Chi, Liu Ming-Tsan, Wu Ho-Sheng
Abstract excerpt
Rubella has been listed as a mandatory notifiable disease in Taiwan since 1988. Because of high coverage rates with an effective vaccine, rubella cases have decreased dramatically in Taiwan since 1994. However, rubella outbreaks still occur due to imported transmission. Five large clusters were detected in Taiwan from 2007 to 2011. In 2007, one cluster was caused by rubella genotype 1E viruses that were imported...
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