Rubella sero-prevalence among children in Kilimanjaro region: a community based study prior to the introduction of rubella vaccine in Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Childhood rubella infection is a mild, self-limiting illness. Rubella infection among pregnant women however, is a major public health concern. Depending on gestation age, it may result in fetal death, stillbirth or a new-born with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). Maternal antibodies p...

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Autores principales: Chotta, Nikolas A. S., Mgongo, Melina, Uriyo, Jacqueline G., Msuya, Sia E., Stray-Pedersen, Babill, Stray-Pedersen, Arne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5521071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28732540
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13052-017-0379-3

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