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Clinical epidemiological and molecular aspects of rubella outbreak with high number of neurological cases, Tunisia 2011-2012.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Oct 2014
Messedi Emna, Fki-Berrajah Lamia, Gargouri Saba, Chouikha Anissa, Chaari Anis, Bouaziz Mounir, Jallouli Hajer, Yahia Ahlem Ben, Hammami Adnene, Triki Henda, Karray-Hakim Héla
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A large and unusually prolonged rubella outbreak occurred in Tunisia from April 2011 to July 2012 and was characterized by a high number of neurological cases. OBJECTIVES: To describe the outbreak and to perform virus genotyping of isolated virus strains. STUDY DESIGN: From January 2011 to December 2012, 5000 sera for serological diagnosis of acute rubella and 31 cerebrospinal fluid from patients with...
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