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The true incidence of rubella is exceedingly difficult to determine, as many of these infections are so mild as to pass unnoticed. From studies on antibody levels against the infection in adult populations it is thought that around 90% of town-dwellers have suffered from an attack of rubella in their youth — many of them probably without realizing this. People who live in more rural areas have a lower incidence due to their decreased likelihood of meeting the infection. It seems that rubella is primarily a disease of childhood, the infection most probably being acquired between the ages of 5 and 12 years — the primary school years. Rubella has been a notifiable disease since 1988.
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Gilbert, P. (1995). Rubella. In: The A-Z Reference Book of Childhood Conditions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7098-5_34
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