Since 1941, when Gregg first described the triad of deafness, cataracts and cardiac disease as the classical clinical manifestations of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), strong efforts have been ...

During the last three decades, the surveillance system of rubella in Costa Rica was modified in response to the strategies of measles eradication. An integrated surveillance system of febrile ...

A major challenge in the efforts to eradicate rubella and measles has been the absence of a unified global commitment to do so, despite the availability of effective vaccines. In a Policy Forum, ...

The Centre for Well-Being and Integrated Nutrition Solutions (C-WINS) has warned that rubella infections during pregnancy ...

THE part played by rubella in the production of congenital deformities presents a serious problem in medical practice as well as in public health. The report by Gregg in 1941 of 78 cases of ...

“Congenital rubella syndrome may lead to foetal death or congenital abnormalities such as congenital heart disease, blindness and deafness.

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported an increase in rubella cases across the country. The NICD says 8543 cases have occurred in children under 15 years of age, with ...

Foetal abnormalities, their causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention methods to reduce the impact on newborns and families ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine will be unveiled in Anambra State in September. The WHO Anambra Coordinator, Bonos Mohammed, made the disclosure ...