A retrospective 5-year review of rubella in South Africa prior to the introduction of a rubella-containing vaccine.

A retrospective 5-year review of rubella in South Africa prior to the introduction of a rubella-containing vaccine.

South Africa has yet to introduce a rubella-containing vaccine (RCV) into its Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI). Here we evaluated the incidence of laboratory-confirmed rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) cases over the years 2015 to 2019, to document the epidemiology of rubella and...

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Main Authors: Heather Hong, Susan Malfeld, Sheilagh Smit, Lillian Makhathini, Mirriam Fortuin, Tshepo Motsamai, Dipolelo Tselana, Morubula Jack Manamela, Nkengafac Villyen Motaze, Genevie Ntshoe, Mercy Kamupira, Ester Khosa-Lesola, Sibongile Mokoena, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, Elizabeth Maseti, Melinda Suchard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265870

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