title: [Rubella epidemiology in rural Upper Volta].
abstract: A survey aiming at evaluating the proportion of the female population aged 0-29 years, with a positive anti-rubella antibody titer, was carried out in two Upper-Volta villages, representative of the Sahel (Oursi) and the Savannah (Donsé) biotopes. A technique of inhibition of haemagglutination was used and 40 or more was considered as a positive titer. Seventy per cent of 230 serums were positive, all ages confounded. The proportion positive was 96% in the age group 12-18 years and 76% in the age group 19-29 years. Extrapolating these findings to the Upper-volta rural population we estimated the risk of congenital infection to justify the decision against or in favour of a vaccination campaign. On the basis of our results, it is suggested that rubella has low priority in public health planning in rural Upper-Volta and that mass vaccination is at present not justified.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002050:Burkina Faso; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012409:Rubella / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology; D012424:Rural Population; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Contribution à l'étude de l'épidémiologie de la rubéole en milieu rural voltaïque.