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Impact of birth rate, seasonality and transmission rate on minimum levels of coverage needed for rubella vaccination

Childhood rubella infection in early pregnancy can lead to fetal death or congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) with multiple disabilities. Reduction of transmission via universal vaccination can prevent CRS, but inadequate coverage may increase CRS numbers by increasing the average age at infection. Co...

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Autores principales: METCALF, C. J. E., LESSLER, J., KLEPAC, P., CUTTS, F., GRENFELL, B. T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22335852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268812000131