Ongoing outbreak of rubella among young male adults in Poland: increased risk of congenital rubella infections

I Paradowska-Stankiewicz; M P Czarkowski; T Derrough; P Stefanoff

doi:10.2807/ese.18.21.20485-en

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Ongoing outbreak of rubella among young male adults in Poland: increased risk of congenital rubella infections
I Paradowska-Stankiewicz¹ , M P Czarkowski¹ , T Derrough² , P Stefanoff^3,4
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Affiliations: ¹ National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland ² European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden ³ Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway ⁴ European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden

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P Stefanoff
pawel.stefanoff fhi.no
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Citation style for this article: Paradowska-Stankiewicz I, Czarkowski M P, Derrough T, Stefanoff P. Ongoing outbreak of rubella among young male adults in Poland: increased risk of congenital rubella infections. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(21):pii=20485. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.18.21.20485-en Received: 13 May 2013

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Abstract

From January to April 2013, Poland reported 21,283 rubella cases (55.2 per 100,000 inhabitants), the highest number since 2007. Some 81% of cases were among 15-29 year-old males. This outbreak reflects the history of immunisation policies - selective vaccination of adolescent girls since 1989, then universal two-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccination, since 2004. The extent of virus circulation among adults increases the risk of congenital rubella infections and jeopardises the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe 2015 elimination goal. .