Ongoing rubella epidemic in Osaka, Japan, in 2018–2019

Author: Daiki Kanbayashi ¹ ; Takako Kurata ¹ ; Hideyuki Kubo ¹ ; Seiji Yamamoto ¹ ; Kazutaka Egawa ¹ ; Yuki Hirai ¹ ; Kazuma Okada ¹ ; Ryo Ikemori ¹ ; Takahiro Yumisashi ¹ ; Akira Yamamoto ² ; Hideki Yoshida ³ ; Takanori Hirayama ⁴ ; Kazuyoshi Ikuta ¹ ; Kazushi Motomura ¹ ; Atsushi Kaida ¹
Author Information

1. Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan
2. Sakai City Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan
3. Osaka City Health Center, Osaka, Japan
4. Osaka Prefectural Government, Osaka, Japan
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Rubella; rubella virus; Japan; genotype 1E; viruses
From: Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2020;11(2):48-50
CountryWHO-WPRO
Language:English
Abstract: Abstract:A large rubella epidemic is currently ongoing since 2018 in Osaka, Japan. The detected rubella viruses were classified into genotypes 1E lineage 2 and 2B lineage 1. These strains may have been imported from endemic countries, and these viruses spread within the susceptible population.
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