Population-based study of a free rubella-specific antibody testing and immunization campaign in Chiba city in response to the 2018-2019 nationwide rubella outbreak in Japan

• Main Authors: Kenichi Takeshita (Author), Noriko Takeuchi (Author), Misako Ohkusu (Author), Mihoko Ohata (Author), Mamiko Suehiro (Author), Hisashi Maejima (Author), Hiroki Abe (Author), Fumio Ohta (Author), Yoichi Ohama (Author), Kazuto Tamai (Author), Mana Haraki (Author), Naruhiko Ishiwada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Japan has not been able to eliminate rubella; as a result, the large rubella epidemic has occurred. Considering the complicated history of the vaccine policy in Japan, some susceptible populations became infected with rubella, resulting in an outbreak. We conducted a large serosurveillance against r...