{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,28]],"date-time":"2026-09-28T17:08:28Z","timestamp":1790615308993,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":15,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"1","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,4]],"date-time":"2013-04-04T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1365033600000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["BMC Infect Dis"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2013,12]]},"abstract":"<jats:title>Abstract<\/jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Background<\/jats:title><jats:p>Despite the serious consequences of rubella infection during early pregnancy, very little is known about the rubella seroprevalence in a number of African countries including Burkina Faso.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Between December 2007 and March 2008 serum samples were collected from 341 pregnant women in Bobo (n\u2009=\u2009132, urban area) and Hound\u00e9 (n\u2009=\u2009209, rural area) and were tested for rubella-specific IgG antibodies with a commercial ELISA kit.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>An overall seropositivity rate of 95.0% (324\/341) was found, with a higher percentage in the urban population and in the oldest age group. Considering an antibody titer of at least 10 International Units per ml as protective, the overall immunity rate in the cohort of pregnant women was 93.3% (318\/341).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The high overall seropositivity rate in the absence of routine immunization suggests a continuous transmission of endemic rubella virus in Burkina Faso, posing a threat to non-immune pregnant women.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2334-13-164","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,4]],"date-time":"2013-04-04T10:14:36Z","timestamp":1365070476000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":33,"title":["Rubella seroprevalence among pregnant women in Burkina Faso"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Marc C","family":"Tahita","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Judith M","family":"H\u00fcbschen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zekiba","family":"Tarnagda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Da","family":"Ernest","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emilie","family":"Charpentier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jacques R","family":"Kremer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claude P","family":"Muller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jean B","family":"Ouedraogo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,4]]},"reference":[{"issue":"13","key":"2368_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1680","DOI":"10.1503\/cmaj.050590","volume":"172","author":"E Weir","year":"2005","unstructured":"Weir E, Sider D: A refresher on rubella. CMAJ. 2005, 172 (13): 1680-1681.","journal-title":"CMAJ"},{"issue":"4","key":"2368_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"390","DOI":"10.1016\/j.reprotox.2005.01.014","volume":"21","author":"M De Santis","year":"2006","unstructured":"De Santis M, Cavaliere AF, Straface G, Caruso A: Rubella infection in pregnancy. Reprod Toxicol. 2006, 21 (4): 390-398. 10.1016\/j.reprotox.2005.01.014.","journal-title":"Reprod Toxicol"},{"key":"2368_CR3","unstructured":"Report of a Meeting on Preventing Congenital Rubella Syndrome: Immunization Strategies, Surveillance Needs. whqlibdoc.who.int\/hq\/2000\/WHO_V&B_00.10_eng.pdf"},{"issue":"3","key":"2368_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"245","DOI":"10.4314\/wajm.v23i3.28131","volume":"23","author":"AE Bamgboye","year":"2004","unstructured":"Bamgboye AE, Afolabi KA, Esumeh FI, Enweani IB: Prevalence of rubella antibody in pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria. West Afr J Med. 2004, 23 (3): 245-248.","journal-title":"West Afr J Med"},{"issue":"4","key":"2368_CR5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"559","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-3156.2006.01577.x","volume":"11","author":"J Barreto","year":"2006","unstructured":"Barreto J, Sacramento I, Robertson SE, Langa J, de Gourville E, Wolfson L, Schoub BD: Antenatal rubella serosurvey in Maputo, Mozambique. Trop Med Int Health. 2006, 11 (4): 559-564. 10.1111\/j.1365-3156.2006.01577.x.","journal-title":"Trop Med Int Health"},{"issue":"9","key":"2368_CR6","first-page":"688","volume":"95","author":"C Corcoran","year":"2005","unstructured":"Corcoran C, Hardie DR: Seroprevalence of rubella antibodies among antenatal patients in the Western Cape. S Afr Med J. 2005, 95 (9): 688-690.","journal-title":"S Afr Med J"},{"issue":"8","key":"2368_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"740","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-3156.2003.01085.x","volume":"8","author":"JA Dromigny","year":"2003","unstructured":"Dromigny JA, Nabeth P, Perrier Gros Claude JD: Evaluation of the seroprevalence of rubella in the region of Dakar (Senegal). Trop Med Int Health. 2003, 8 (8): 740-743. 10.1046\/j.1365-3156.2003.01085.x.","journal-title":"Trop Med Int Health"},{"issue":"3","key":"2368_CR8","first-page":"185","volume":"86","author":"YH Faye-Kette","year":"1993","unstructured":"Faye-Kette YH, Sylla-Koko DJ, Akoua-Koffi GC, Kacou-N\u2019Douba A, Cissel L, Bouzid S, Acho YB, N\u2019Takpe BN, Dosso M: Seroprevalence of rubella in 461 pregnant women in Abidjan (Cote d\u2019Ivoire). Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1993, 86 (3): 185-187.","journal-title":"Bull Soc Pathol Exot"},{"issue":"4","key":"2368_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"271","DOI":"10.1016\/0001-706X(95)00087-U","volume":"59","author":"MH Rodier","year":"1995","unstructured":"Rodier MH, Berthonneau J, Bourgoin A, Giraudeau G, Agius G, Burucoa C, Hekpazo A, Jacquemin JL: Seroprevalences of Toxoplasma, malaria, rubella, cytomegalovirus, HIV and treponemal infections among pregnant women in Cotonou, Republic of Benin. Acta Trop. 1995, 59 (4): 271-277. 10.1016\/0001-706X(95)00087-U.","journal-title":"Acta Trop"},{"issue":"3","key":"2368_CR10","first-page":"247","volume":"39","author":"L Monjour","year":"1982","unstructured":"Monjour L, Druilhe P, Huraux JM, Palminteri R, Froment A, Kyelem JM, Alfred C, Laplace JL, Gentilini M: Rubella epidemiology in rural Upper Volta. Acta Trop. 1982, 39 (3): 247-252.","journal-title":"Acta Trop"},{"issue":"10","key":"2368_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"810","DOI":"10.1016\/S1995-7645(12)60148-5","volume":"5","author":"LS Linguissi","year":"2012","unstructured":"Linguissi LS, Nagalo BM, Bisseye C, Kagone TS, Sanou M, Tao I, Benao V, Simpore J, Kone B: Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and rubella in pregnant women attending antenatal private clinic at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2012, 5 (10): 810-813. 10.1016\/S1995-7645(12)60148-5.","journal-title":"Asian Pac J Trop Med"},{"issue":"29","key":"2368_CR12","first-page":"301","volume":"86","author":"WHO","year":"2011","unstructured":"WHO: Rubella vaccines: WHO position paper. Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2011, 86 (29): 301-316.","journal-title":"Wkly Epidemiol Rec"},{"issue":"5","key":"2368_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"306","DOI":"10.1590\/S1020-49892003001000005","volume":"14","author":"SE Robertson","year":"2003","unstructured":"Robertson SE, Featherstone DA, Gacic-Dobo M, Hersh BS: Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome: global update. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2003, 14 (5): 306-315.","journal-title":"Rev Panam Salud Publica"},{"key":"2368_CR14","unstructured":"The World Factbook. https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/uv.html,"},{"issue":"21-22","key":"2368_CR15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2708","DOI":"10.1016\/S0264-410X(03)00229-9","volume":"21","author":"E Vynnycky","year":"2003","unstructured":"Vynnycky E, Gay NJ, Cutts FT: The predicted impact of private sector MMR vaccination on the burden of congenital rubella syndrome. Vaccine. 2003, 21 (21-22): 2708-2719. 10.1016\/S0264-410X(03)00229-9.","journal-title":"Vaccine"}],"container-title":["BMC Infectious Diseases"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1186\/1471-2334-13-164.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/1471-2334-13-164\/fulltext.html","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1186\/1471-2334-13-164","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1186\/1471-2334-13-164.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,30]],"date-time":"2023-06-30T20:45:20Z","timestamp":1688157920000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/1471-2334-13-164"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,4]]},"references-count":15,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2013,12]]}},"alternative-id":["2368"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/1471-2334-13-164","relation":{},"ISSN":["1471-2334"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1471-2334","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,4]]},"assertion":[{"value":"17 December 2012","order":1,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"26 March 2013","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"4 April 2013","order":3,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}}],"article-number":"164"}}