Rubella in austria 2008-2009: No longer a typical childhood disease

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 448-452

  Kasper, Sabine ^a   Allerberger, Franz ^a   Aberle, Stephan ^b   Holzmann, Heidemarie ^b   Redlberger, Monika ^b   Daghofer, Elisabeth ^c   Jakse, Heidi ^d   Wassermann Neuhold, Marianne ^e   Feenstra, Odo ^e   Krischka, Claudia ^f   Kuo, Hung Wei ^a   Sagel, Ulrich ^a   Schmid, Daniela ^a  

^a AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^d Steiermaerkische Gebietskrankenkasse (Styrian Sickness Fund)   (Austria)

^e Public Health Fund Styria   (Austria)

^f Public Health Authority Burgenland   (Austria)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Measles mumps rubella vaccine; Outbreak; Rubella

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD; TELEPHONE; VACCINATION;

EID: 77951773802     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181cc3db6     Document Type: Article

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