Journal of Medical Virology
Volume 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 548-550

Rubella immune status among immigrant and nonimmigrant women in Spain (Article)

Ramos J.M.* , Milla A. , Rodríguez J.C. , Gutiérrez F.
  • a Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, Spain
  • b Service of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, Spain
  • c Section of Microbiology, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, Spain
  • d Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, Spain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Alicante, Spain

Abstract

A cross-sectional study of seroprevalence of rubella antibodies was carried out in all immigrant pregnant women (1,627) from February 2006 to June 2010. For each immigrant woman one Spanish pregnant woman was recruited. The seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against rubella in immigrant women was 92% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 90.4-93.3), and in native women was 97.7% (95%CI: 96.7-98.4) (P<0.001). Immunity against was lowest among women from Latin America (odds ratio [OR]: 0.17), followed by women from Asia (OR: 0.20), Sub-Saharan Africa (OR: 0.27) and Northern Africa (OR: 0.37). Female immigrants from developing countries should be targeted for immunization to reduce the risk of congenital rubella. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Author Keywords

Rubella Pregnant women immigrants Vaccination prevention

Index Keywords

immigrant Antibodies, Viral developing country human middle aged immunity Cross-Sectional Studies Young Adult congenital rubella syndrome Humans antibody detection Adolescent Emigrants and Immigrants Spain female pregnancy Article major clinical study adult serology pregnant woman rubella seroprevalence immunoglobulin G immune status Seroepidemiologic Studies risk reduction immunization rubella antibody
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84855908906&doi=10.1002%2fjmv.23195&partnerID=40&md5=6297b6815eae06f49549f2d22eb4418e
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23195
ISSN: 01466615
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English