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The age- and sex-stratified serological results were related to the schedules, \ncoverage of rubella vaccination and the incidence in these countries.<\/jats:p><jats:p>The results show widely differing levels of immunity to rubella both in the general \npopulation and in the specific age groups of males and females. A low rate (&lt; 5%) of \nsusceptibles in childhood and adolescents of both sexes was obtained only in Finland and the \nNetherlands.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Countries such as Italy with only moderate coverage for the infant immunization programme \ncurrently have both high susceptibility levels in the general population and in the at-risk \npopulation. The likelihood is of continued epidemics of rubella with cases of congenital rubella \nsyndrome. 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