Seroepidemiology of rubella in Saudi Arabia: an adapted vaccination policy.
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Seroepidemiology of rubella in Saudi Arabia: an adapted vaccination policy.
Rubella haemagglutination antibodies were tested for in sera of 1793 unvaccinated subjects with age ranging from birth to 40 years. This was to assess the immune status of the population and to see the feasibility of introduction and the proper age for rubella vaccination in a Saudi community. Those with titres of greater than or equal to 1:8 were considered as seropositive. The lowest level of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.38.3.236