Rubella seroprevalence in an unvaccinated pregnant population in Malatya, Turkey

Pehlıvan E., Karaoglu L., Ozen M., Gunes G., Tekerekoglu M. S., Genc M. F., ...More

PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.121, no.6, pp.462-468, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 121 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.09.021
  • Journal Name: PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.462-468
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Controlling congenital rubella by 2010 is one of the targets of the World Health Organization. Most European countries currently include rubella vaccine in their national immunization programmes, but not yet in Turkey.