Rubella outbreak in an unvaccinated religious community in the Netherlands leads to cases of congenital rubella syndrome

Euro Surveill. 2005 Nov 24;10(11):E051124.3. doi: 10.2807/esw.10.47.02839-en.

Authors

Ytje van der Veen¹, Susan Hahné, Helma Ruijs, Rob van Binnendijk, Aura Timen, A M van Loon, Hester de Melker

Affiliation

¹ Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), Bilthoven, The Netherlands. Ytje.van.der.Veen@rivm.nl

PMID: 16794286
DOI: 10.2807/esw.10.47.02839-en

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Community Health Services / statistics & numerical data*
Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Netherlands / epidemiology
Population Surveillance
Religion*
Risk Assessment / methods
Risk Factors
Rubella / epidemiology
Rubella / prevention & control*
Rubella Syndrome, Congenital / epidemiology*
Rubella Syndrome, Congenital / prevention & control
Rubella Vaccine / therapeutic use*
Treatment Refusal / statistics & numerical data*
Vaccination / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

Rubella Vaccine