title: The prevalence of rubella infection in Somalia.
abstract: A serological survey was carried out to determine the rubella antibodies among Somalian population with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The prevalence of rubella infection in Somalia was found to be 65.6%. Rubella immunity rises with increasing age of subjects from the second year of life.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012409:Rubella / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012998:Somalia
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; C040901:rubella antibodies