Therefore, owing to these changes and the endemic circulation of the virus in ... primary purpose of rubella vaccination is to prevent the occurrence of congenital rubella infection, including ...

In contrast to acquired rubella infection, congenital infection results in persistent ... requires virologic or serologic confirmation. The virus can be isolated for up to one year or more from ...

Rubella is a viral infection, causing fever and rashes ... that the Americas were the first region to eliminate rubella and congenital rubella syndrome. It has also pointed out that 42 countries ...

However, if a pregnant woman is infected with the virus, she may pass the infection on to the foetus ... a condition known as ‘congenital Rubella syndrome’. McCarthy said fortunately almost ...

The National Institutes of Health is hosting a two-day conference on how the virus affects infants and children ... must rely heavily on more well-understood infections. (Congenital CMV or rubella, ...

The UAB Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is internationally known for its studies of congenital and perinatal viral infections. For 50 years, the division has defined the natural history, ...

“However, rubella infection carries a risk of congenital rubella syndrome. Women who are pregnant in their first trimester and acquire rubella may pass the infection onto their foetus, who may ...