Evidence used to support the achievement and maintenance of elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in the united states

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Reef, Susan E ^a,b   Redd, Susan B ^b   Abernathy, Emily ^b   Kutty, Preeta ^b   Icenogle, Joseph P ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RUBELLA VACCINE;

CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOCUMENTATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; REVIEW; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SEROPREVALENCE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; GENOTYPE; IMPORT DISEASE; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RUBELLA SYNDROME, CONGENITAL; RUBELLA VACCINE; RUBELLA VIRUS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053403843     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir420     Document Type: Review

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