In contrast to acquired rubella infection, congenital infection results in persistent progressive infection. Contact isolation is required for neonates suspected to have congenital rubella. With ...

An international team developed a new model, based on a case study of Nigeria, that may help public health officials accelerate the introduction of rubella vaccination in countries that have yet to do ...

When public health officials make policies about when and how vaccination programs are implemented, they must weigh the benefits and risks of how infectious diseases spread throughout the country.

If a pregnant woman contracts rubella in the first 17 weeks of pregnancy, then the risk for congenital rubella in the newborn — which may entail spontaneous abortion, intrauterine death, or severe ...

The diagnosis of rubella can be made by isolating the virus from the nasopharynx or by means of a positive antibody titer. Elevated rubella immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody indicates current rubella ...

U.K. health officials on Monday urged millions of parents to book their children for missed measles, mumps and rubella shots during a sharp increase in the number of measles cases and the lowest ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When public health officials make policies about when and how vaccination programs are implemented, they must weigh the benefits and risks of how infectious diseases spread ...

Pakistan on Monday began a two-week nationwide vaccination campaign targeting more than 57 million children, aiming to curb rising cases of measles, rubella and polio, the country's National Emergency ...