TY - JOUR
T1 - Status of global virologic surveillance for rubella viruses
AU - Abernathy, Emily S.
AU - Hübschen, Judith M.
AU - Muller, Claude P.
AU - Jin, Li
AU - Brown, David
AU - Komase, Katsuhiro
AU - Mori, Yoshio
AU - Xu, Wenbo
AU - Zhu, Zhen
AU - Siqueira, Marilda M.
AU - Shulga, Sergey
AU - Tikhonova, Nina
AU - Pattamadilok, Sirima
AU - Incomserb, Patcha
AU - Smit, Sheilagh B.
AU - Akoua-Koffi, Chantal
AU - Bwogi, Josephine
AU - Lim, Wilina W.L.
AU - Woo, Gibson K.S.
AU - Triki, Hinda
AU - Jee, Youngmee
AU - Mulders, Mick N.
AU - Bispo De Filippis, Ana Maria
AU - Ahmed, Hinda
AU - Ramamurty, Nalini
AU - Featherstone, David
AU - Icenogle, Joseph P.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supplement sponsorship: This article is part of a supplement entitled ''Global Progress Toward Measles Eradication and Prevention of Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome,'' which was sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
PY - 2011/7/1
Y1 - 2011/7/1
N2 - The suspected measles case definition captures rubella cases. Therefore, measles surveillance will be improved in the course of the control and eventual elimination of rubella transmission. One aspect of rubella control, virologic surveillance, is reviewed here. A systematic nomenclature for rubella viruses (RVs) based on 13 genotypes has been established and is updated when warranted by increases in information about RVs. From 2005 through 2010, the genotypes of RVs most frequently reported were 1E, 1G, and 2B, and genotypes 1a, 1B, 1C, 1h, 1j, and 2C were less frequently reported. Virologic surveillance can support rubella control and elimination. Synopses of rubella virologic surveillance in various countries, regions, and globally are given, including characterization of viruses from imported cases in a country that has eliminated rubella and studies of endemic viruses circulating in countries without rubella control objectives. Current challenges are discussed.
AB - The suspected measles case definition captures rubella cases. Therefore, measles surveillance will be improved in the course of the control and eventual elimination of rubella transmission. One aspect of rubella control, virologic surveillance, is reviewed here. A systematic nomenclature for rubella viruses (RVs) based on 13 genotypes has been established and is updated when warranted by increases in information about RVs. From 2005 through 2010, the genotypes of RVs most frequently reported were 1E, 1G, and 2B, and genotypes 1a, 1B, 1C, 1h, 1j, and 2C were less frequently reported. Virologic surveillance can support rubella control and elimination. Synopses of rubella virologic surveillance in various countries, regions, and globally are given, including characterization of viruses from imported cases in a country that has eliminated rubella and studies of endemic viruses circulating in countries without rubella control objectives. Current challenges are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1093/infdis/jir099
DO - 10.1093/infdis/jir099
M3 - Article
C2 - 21666209
AN - SCOPUS:79960870163
SN - 0022-1899
VL - 204
SP - S524-S532
JO - Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - Journal of Infectious Diseases
IS - SUPPL. 1
ER -