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Imported Genotype 2B Rubella Virus Caused the 2012 Outbreak in Anqing City, China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Zhu Zhen, Pan Guixia, Zhou Shujie, Dai Jingjing, Chen Xia, Tang Jihai, Chen Shuping, Zheng Yilun, Song Jie, Xu Wenbo
Abstract excerpt
A rubella outbreak occurred in Anqing city of Anhui province, China, from February to July of 2012, and a total of 241 clinically diagnosed or lab-confirmed patients were reported. The highest number of rubella cases during this outbreak was recorded in teenagers between 10 and 19 years of age who had not previously received the rubella vaccine. Genotyping results indicated that the genotype 2B rubella virus (RV)...
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