Comparison of rubella seroepidemiology in 17 countries: progress towards international disease control targets

• Main Authors: Anthony Nardone (Author), Annedore Tischer (Author), Nick Andrews (Author), Jo Backhouse (Author), Heidi Theeten (Author), Nina Gatcheva (Author), Marios Zarvou (Author), Bohumir Kriz (Author), Richard G Pebody (Author), Kalman Bartha (Author), Darina O'Flanagan (Author), Dani Cohen (Author), Arnis Duks (Author), Algirdas Griskevicius (Author), Joel Mossong (Author), Christopher Barbara (Author), Adrianna Pistol (Author), Margareta Slaciková (Author), Katarina Prosenc (Author), Kari Johansen (Author), Elizabeth Mille (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To standardize serological surveillance to compare rubella susceptibility in Australia and 16 European countries, and measure progress towards international disease-control targets. METHODS: Between 1996 and 2004, representative serum banks were established in 17 countries by collecting r...