Ongoing rubella epidemic in Osaka, Japan, in 2018–2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2019.10.3.001Abstract
A large rubella epidemic is currently ongoing since 2018 in Osaka, Japan. The detected rubella viruses were classified into genotypes 1E lineage 2 and 2B lineage 1. These strains may have been imported from endemic countries, and these viruses spread within the susceptible population.
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