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*In the United States, endemic rubella virus transmission has been eliminated since 2001. | *In the United States, endemic rubella virus transmission has been eliminated since 2001. | ||
*From 2004 to 2013, a median of 10 (range, 4–18) imported cases were reported annually in the United States, and 6 CRS cases were reported during the same period. The patients diagnosed with the infection are the immigrants. | *From 2004 to 2013, a median of 10 (range, 4–18) imported cases were reported annually in the United States, and 6 CRS cases were reported during the same period. The patients diagnosed with the infection are the immigrants. | ||
*In 2013, 2 large outbreaks were reported in Poland and Japan; cases were mostly among adolescent boys and adult men, but pregnant women were also affected, and their children subsequently developed congenital rubella syndrome. | *In 2013, 2 large outbreaks were reported in Poland and Japan; cases were mostly among adolescent boys and adult men, but pregnant women were also affected, and their children subsequently developed congenital rubella syndrome.<ref name="pmid26233074">{{cite journal| author=Korczyńska MR, Paradowska-Stankiewicz I| title=Rubella in Poland in 2013. | journal=Przegl Epidemiol | year= 2015 | volume= 69 | issue= 2 | pages= 213-8, 341-3 | pmid=26233074 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26233074 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- In the United States, endemic rubella virus transmission has been eliminated since 2001.
- From 2004 to 2013, a median of 10 (range, 4–18) imported cases were reported annually in the United States, and 6 CRS cases were reported during the same period. The patients diagnosed with the infection are the immigrants.
- In 2013, 2 large outbreaks were reported in Poland and Japan; cases were mostly among adolescent boys and adult men, but pregnant women were also affected, and their children subsequently developed congenital rubella syndrome.[1]
References
- ↑ Korczyńska MR, Paradowska-Stankiewicz I (2015). "Rubella in Poland in 2013". Przegl Epidemiol. 69 (2): 213–8, 341–3. PMID 26233074.