| ongoing rubella outbreak in bosnia and herzegovina, march-july 2009--preliminary report. | between 24 march and 31 july 2009, 342 clinically diagnosed cases of rubella were notified in five municipalities in republika srpska, bosnia and herzegovina. fourteen cases were laboratory-confirmed by positive igg against rubella virus. four virus isolates were obtained and identified as genotype 2b strains, with one isolate differing by a single mutation in the region of the e1 gene. this ongoing outbreak revealed gaps in the immunisation programme during the war in bih (1992-1995) and highli ... | 2009 | 19814964 |