Comparing the rubella seronegativity in pregnant women who received one dose of rubella vaccine at different ages in Taiwan

Phylogeography of rubella virus in Asia: Vaccination and demography shape synchronous outbreaks

“…Finally, Taiwan has recently experienced an increase in international air travel. In 2014, 9.9 and 11.8 million people, respectively, travelled in to and out of the country and an estimated 84–88% of these travelers either visited or visited from countries in E/SE Asia (Shih et al, 2016). While these patterns are unlikely to outweigh high vaccination coverage and result in Taiwan contributing importantly to regional dynamics, such high rates of immigration and international travel, coupled with its strong geopolitical ties to China, a clear source of rubella infection, makes Taiwan an ideal sentinel for the identification of new lineages in the region.…”

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“…Recently Shih et al [1] showed women who received one dose rubella immunization at preschool and 15-months-old have the highest seronegativities. They advocated a revised immunization strategy to women who received one dose rubella immunization at a younger age [1].…”

“…Rubella is a common dermatose in children. Its importance is due to the teratogenic effects of rubella infection in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy [1,2].…”

“…Therefore, vaccination is the most important way to prevent rubella and, consequently congenital malformation [1].…”

Rubella immunity in a cohort of pregnant women – serological survey

“…Studies on the susceptibility of pregnant women to rubella virus show different values in different countries. The importance for value of seroprevalence is the use of vaccine programs [6][7][8] . During the scheduled immunization period, the range of vaccines containing rubella component in both intakes (at 13 months and 12 years) was around and above 90% of the children.…”