Implications of spatially heterogeneous vaccination coverage for the risk of congenital rubella syndrome in South Africa.
Rubella is generally a mild childhood disease, but infection during early pregnancy may cause spontaneous abortion or congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), which may entail a variety of birth defects. Since vaccination at levels short of those necessary to achieve eradication may increase the average a...
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Format: | Journal article |
Język: | English |
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2013
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