Type of publication:
Journal article

Author(s):
*Skidmore S., Boxall E., Lord S.

Citation:
Epidemiology and Infection, 2014, vol./is. 142/5(1114-1117), 0950-2688;1469-4409 (2014)

Abstract:
In recent years the number of pregnant women susceptible to rubella has increased markedly. In the West Midlands the proportion has risen from 1.4% in 2004 to 6.9% in 2011. Locally, the proportion of non-immune women ranges from 1.6% in those born prior to 1976 to 17.8% in those born since 1986. The latter group comprises those given MMR in their second year with no further booster doses. The number of non-immune women will continue to rise as a consequence of low MMR uptake in the late 1990s. Repeat testing of samples with values

Link to more details or full-text: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23953764