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Archives   2004

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   16,  Number   1-3

TITLE:   Rubella-specific immonoglobulin-G status among schoolgirls in Pyinmana Central Myanmar.
AUTHOR:   Kyaw Zin Thant; Myo Myo Min; Aung Kyaw Zaw; Kyawt Tha Sein; Htun Naing Oo
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 2004; 16(1-3): 30-34
ABSTRACT:   Rubella is a common cause of childhood rash and fever. In Myanmar, only a few studies have been done on rubella infection in the past 30 years, and the surveillance system for congennital rubella syndrome (CRS) in Yangon has recently been setablished. Anti-rubella antibody levels were already identified in Myanmar among the infants, children and the pregnant women but not in schoolgirls. Therefore this operational research was carried out to explore the rubella-specific Immunoglobulin-G (IgG) status among schoolgirls at two ages, between 11-12 years and between 15-16 years. A total of 100 schoolgirls attending the Basic Education High school, Pyinmana, 50 girls at age 11-12 years and 50 girls at age 15-16 years, were chosen by simple random sampling. After obtaining written informed consent, 5 ml of blood was withdrawn from each subject and the sera were tested for rubella IgG using Rubenostika r IgG II Microelisa System. Forty-two girls (84% ) at 11-12 years age group and 41 girls (82. ) at 15-16 years age group had rubella IgG. This finding could be used as a crude indicator for rubella susceptibility among adolescent schoolgirls, for a representative rural setting in Central Myanmar, which in turn can be utilized as a base-line data by the health authorities in selecting appropriate vaccine strategy to control rubella infection and CRS in Myanmar.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   Rubella. Immunoglobulins.
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