Rubella_UK_8687: Rubella Serological Survey Data (UK, 1986-1987)

In TeaKov/serostat: Modeling Infectious Disease Parameters Based on Serological and Social Contact Data R Package

Description

Rubella is a childhood disease that occurs worldwide. Commonly known as German measles, rubella usually causes a mild rash, sore throat, and swollen glands. The symptoms, however, are more severe in adults. The prevalence of rubella in the UK was obtained from a large survey conducted in the UK, anno 1986-1987 (Morgan-Capner et al., 1988).

Usage

data("Rubella_UK_8687")

Format

A data frame with 44 observations on the following 3 variables.

Age

A numeric vector containing age.

Pos

A numeric vector containing the number of seropositives in each age group.

Neg

A numeric vector containing the number of seronegatives in each age group.

Details

See page 69 of the book.

Source

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3142541

See Also

Rubella_Mumps_UK_8687, Mumps_UK_8687

Examples

data(Rubella_UK_8687)

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