Rubella outbreak in the Netherlands, 2004-2005: High burden of congenital infection and spread to Canada

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 795-800

  Hahné, Susan ^a   MacEy, Jeannette ^b   Van Binnendijk, Rob ^a   Kohl, Robert ^a   Dolman, Sharon ^c   Van Der Veen, Ytje ^a   Tipples, Graham ^d   Ruijs, Helma ^a,e   Mazzulli, Tony ^f   Timen, Aura ^a   Van Loon, Anton ^g   De Melker, Hester ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e Municipal Health Authority (GGD) Rivierenland   (Netherlands)

^f MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital rubella syndrome; Disease outbreaks; Rubella virus; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 70349089033     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181a3e2d5     Document Type: Article

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