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SUBMITTER: Takeshita K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8115751 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Takeshita Kenichi K Takeuchi Noriko N Ohkusu Misako M Ohata Mihoko M Suehiro Mamiko M Maejima Hisashi H Abe Hiroki H Ohta Fumio F Ohama Yoichi Y Tamai Kazuto K Haraki Mana M Ishiwada Naruhiko N
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 20210107 6
Japan has not been able to eliminate rubella; as a result, the large rubella epidemic has occurred. Considering the complicated history of the vaccine policy in Japan, some susceptible populations became infected with rubella, resulting in an outbreak. We conducted a large serosurveillance against rubella in Chiba city after initiating free rubella-specific antibody testing and an immunization campaign during 2018-2019. The total number of rubella specific antibody tests that was conducted in th ...[more]