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.
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Language:English
Published: 1985
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Iceland
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2536347
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3872738
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spelling ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:2536347 2023-05-15T16:46:11+02:00 Prevention of congenital rubella in Iceland by antibody screening and immunization of seronegative females Gudmundsdóttir, S. Antonsdóttir, A. Gudnadóttir, S. Elefsen, S. Einarsdóttir, B. Ólafsson, Ó. Gudnadóttir, M. 1985 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2536347 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3872738 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2536347 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3872738 Research Text 1985 ftpubmed 2013-09-02T05:23:49Z 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. Text Iceland PubMed Central (PMC)
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Gudmundsdóttir, S.
Antonsdóttir, A.
Gudnadóttir, S.
Elefsen, S.
Einarsdóttir, B.
Ólafsson, Ó.
Gudnadóttir, M.
Prevention of congenital rubella in Iceland by antibody screening and immunization of seronegative females
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description 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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author Gudmundsdóttir, S.
Antonsdóttir, A.
Gudnadóttir, S.
Elefsen, S.
Einarsdóttir, B.
Ólafsson, Ó.
Gudnadóttir, M.
author_facet Gudmundsdóttir, S.
Antonsdóttir, A.
Gudnadóttir, S.
Elefsen, S.
Einarsdóttir, B.
Ólafsson, Ó.
Gudnadóttir, M.
author_sort Gudmundsdóttir, S.
title Prevention of congenital rubella in Iceland by antibody screening and immunization of seronegative females
title_short Prevention of congenital rubella in Iceland by antibody screening and immunization of seronegative females
title_full Prevention of congenital rubella in Iceland by antibody screening and immunization of seronegative females
title_fullStr Prevention of congenital rubella in Iceland by antibody screening and immunization of seronegative females
title_full_unstemmed Prevention of congenital rubella in Iceland by antibody screening and immunization of seronegative females
title_sort prevention of congenital rubella in iceland by antibody screening and immunization of seronegative females
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