Imported Congenital Rubella Syndrome, United States, 2017

Although transmission of rubella virus within the United States is rare, the risk for imported cases persists. We describe a rubella case in a newborn, conceived in Saudi Arabia, in Texas during 2017, highlighting the importance of active surveillance and early diagnosis of this disease.

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Autores principales: Al Hammoud, Roukaya, Murphy, James R., Pérez, Norma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5875265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29553333
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2404.171540
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spelling pubmed-58752652018-04-06 Imported Congenital Rubella Syndrome, United States, 2017 Al Hammoud, Roukaya Murphy, James R. Pérez, Norma Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Although transmission of rubella virus within the United States is rare, the risk for imported cases persists. We describe a rubella case in a newborn, conceived in Saudi Arabia, in Texas during 2017, highlighting the importance of active surveillance and early diagnosis of this disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-04 /pmc/articles/PMC5875265/ /pubmed/29553333 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2404.171540 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Imported Congenital Rubella Syndrome, United States, 2017
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title_fullStr Imported Congenital Rubella Syndrome, United States, 2017
title_full_unstemmed Imported Congenital Rubella Syndrome, United States, 2017
title_short Imported Congenital Rubella Syndrome, United States, 2017
title_sort imported congenital rubella syndrome, united states, 2017
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5875265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29553333
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