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Epidemiological and molecular investigation of a rubella outbreak, Romania, 2011 to 2012.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 22 Sept 2016
Lazar Mihaela, Abernathy Emily, Chen Min-Hsin, Icenogle Joseph, Janta Denisa, Stanescu Aurora, Pistol Adriana, Santibanez Sabine, Mankertz Annette, Hübschen Judith M, Mihaescu Grigore, Necula Gheorghe, Lupulescu Emilia
Abstract excerpt
We describe a rubella outbreak that occurred in Romania between September 2011 and December 2012. During this period 24,627 rubella cases, 41.1% (n=10,134) of which female, were notified based on clinical criteria, and a total of 6,182 individuals were found serologically positive for IgM-specific rubella antibody. The median age of notified cases was 18 years (range: <1-65) and the most affected age group 15 to...
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