Prevention of congenital rubella in Iceland by antibody screening and immunization of seronegative females

A programme to eradicate congenital rubella from Iceland was started in 1979, based on (1) screening of all females aged 12-45 years for rubella antibodies and (2) vaccination of all seronegative persons with the RA/27/3 rubella vaccine, given free of charge. Thus, individual protection was offered...

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Main Authors: Gudmundsdóttir, S., Antonsdóttir, A., Gudnadóttir, S., Elefsen, S., Einarsdóttir, B., Ólafsson, Ó., Gudnadóttir, M.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1985
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Research
Iceland
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2536347
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3872738
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Summary:A programme to eradicate congenital rubella from Iceland was started in 1979, based on (1) screening of all females aged 12-45 years for rubella antibodies and (2) vaccination of all seronegative persons with the RA/27/3 rubella vaccine, given free of charge. Thus, individual protection was offered to all who needed it. The collection of serum samples was planned to last for 2 years while, simultaneously, the already established rubella screening and immunization programmes for 12-year-old schoolgirls and pregnant women continued.

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