Impact of vaccination policy on changes in rubella virus antibody in Japanese pregnant women

• Published in: Journal of Public Health Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 823 - 828
• Main Authors: Hanaoka, M., Yamaguchi, K., Yamaguchi, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Science and Business Media LLC 01.04.2022; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Antibodies; Birth; Children; Congenital rubella; Epidemiology; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Hemagglutination inhibition; Immunization; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Pregnancy; Public Health; Rubella; Vaccination; Japan; Pregnancy; Low antibody titer; Rubella; Immunization; Vaccination; Congenital rubella syndrome

Aim As a result of the 2012–2013 rubella epidemics in Japan, many cases of congenital rubella syndrome have been reported. Given the frequent changes to rubella vaccination policy in Japan, we investigated antibody prevalence among pregnant women according to birth year. Subjects and methods Partici...