title: [Rubella sero-epidemiology in Catalonia].
abstract: The prevalence rate of protecting antibodies against rubella was evaluated in a representative sample of the urban population of the Baix Camp (Tarragona) in a prospective study carried out from 1985 to 1987. In the study population there were 44.1% of males, with ages ranging from 1 to over 65 years. There was a past history of the disease in 11% of individuals, and 6.3% had been vaccinated; 82.7% had neither past history nor had been vaccinated. It was concluded that 89.62% of the surveyed population was immunologically protected against rubella.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pastor Molas
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Torrente González
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro Artigas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D012409:Rubella / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology*; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Contribución al estudio de la seroepidemiología de la rubéola en Cataluña.