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Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome

Generalities
Agent Rubella virus, genus Rubullovirus, family Togaviridae
Incubation period 14-17 days (range 14-21 days)
Period of transmissibility - 7 days before rash and 4 days after rash onset
- From congenital rubella: infants shed the virus for several months after birth
Reservoir Humans
Modes of transmission - Person-to-person: direct contact with droplets
- Infants with Congenital Rubella Syndrome shed large quantities of virus in their pharyngeal secretions and urine.
- Materno-foetal transmission: 90% of infants born to women infected with rubella during the 1st trimester. The risk of transmission is 10-20% by the 16th week, and rare after the 20th week.
Clinical presentation - Febril maculo-papular rash
- Complications: thrombocytopenia (1/3000), post-infectious encephalitis (1/6000), rarely chronic arthritis
- Congenital Rubella Syndrome: Congenital malformation as deafness, cataracts, microphtalmia, congenital glaucoma, pigmentary retinopathy, nystagmus, microcephaly, meningo-encephalitis, mental retardation, patent ductus arteious, atrial or ventricular septal defects, other congenital heart disease, purpura, hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, radiolucent bone disease
Resources
Case definitions - MOPH circular no 12 (2013): Acquired Rubella
- MOPH circular no 45 (2007): Congenital Rubella Syndrome
Forms - Rash reporting form
- CRS reporting form
- Rash investigation form
- CRS investigation form
Data - Rubella 2021
- Rubella 2020
- Rubella 2019
- Rubella 2018
- Rubella 2017
- Rubella 2016
- Rubella 2015
 
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A02BC01 STOMAZOLE G Omeprazole - 20mg 20mg Capsule 593,850 L.L
L01EX01 SUNITINIB AQVIDA G Sunitinib maleate - 50mg 50mg Capsule, hard 125,308,072 L.L
A02BC01 STOMAZOLE G Omeprazole - 20mg 20mg Capsule 15,757,784 L.L
A07EC02 SALCROZINE G Mesalazine - 1g 1g Tablet, gastroresistant 4,073,187 L.L
N02BE01 SULDEX A G Paracetamol - 600mg 600mg Suppository 200,936 L.L
L04AA27 SCLEMOD G Fingolimod Hydrochloride - 0.5mg 0.5mg Capsule L.L
A07EC02 SALCROZINE G Mesalazine - 500mg 500mg Suppository 576,508 L.L
N02BE01 SULDEX 125 G Paracetamol - 125mg 125mg Suppository 110,067 L.L
A07EC02 SALCROZINE G Mesalazine - 1000mg 1000mg Suppository 2,306,034 L.L
B05CX01 SERUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% INJECTION USP G Glucose - 5% 5% Injectable solution 171,228 L.L
B05CX01 SERUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% INJECTION USP G Glucose - 5% 5% Injectable solution 158,587 L.L
B05CX01 SERUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% INJECTION, USP G Glucose - 5% 5% Injectable solution 171,228 L.L
B05CX01 SERUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% INJECTION, USP G Glucose - 5% 5% Injectable solution 193,062 L.L
C05AA01 SEDIPROCT G Hydrocortisone - 500mg, Cinchocaine HCl - 500mg Cream 290,270 L.L
B05CX01 SOLUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% INJECTION USP G Glucose - 5% 5% Injectable solution 186,167 L.L
C05AA01 SEDIPROCT G Hydrocortisone - 5mg, Cinchocaine HCl - 5mg, Framycetin sulfate - 10mg, Esculoside - 10mg Suppository 237,860 L.L
B05CX01 SOLUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% INJECTION USP G Glucose - 5% 5% Injectable solution 186,167 L.L
C05AA01 SINAHEAL-H G Hydrocortisone acetate - 5mg, Lidocaine - 60mg, Zinc oxide - 400mg, Aluminium Subacetate - 50mg Suppository 501,253 L.L
B05CX01 SOLUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% INJECTION, USP G Glucose - 5% 5% Injectable solution 205,703 L.L
C05AA01 SINAHEAL-H G Hydrocortisone acetate - 0.275g/100g, Lidocaine - 5g/100g, Zinc oxide - 18g/100g, Aluminium Subacetate - 3.5g/100g Ointment 330,585 L.L
B05CX01 SOLUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% INJECTION, USP G Glucose - 5% 5% Injectable solution 221,792 L.L
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C10AA07 SINLIP G Rosuvastatin (calcium) - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated 563,070 L.L
C10AA07 SUPERSTAT G Rosuvastatin (calcium) - 10mg 10mg Tablet, coated 517,379 L.L
J01DD01 STOPAREN G Cefotaxime (sodium) - 1g 1g Injectable lyophilised powder for solution+diluent 213,671 L.L
N02BE01 STOPALGIC G Paracetamol - 1g/100ml 1g/100ml Injectable solution 1,536,012 L.L
D10AF02 SPOTEX G Erythromycin - 4% 4% Gel 854,684 L.L
J01RA SPIRAGYL G Metronidazole - 125mg, Spiramycin - 750,000IU Tablet, scored 474,824 L.L
J01RA SPIRAGYL FORTE G Metronidazole - 250mg, Spiramycin - 1,500,000IU Tablet, scored 474,824 L.L
G04CA04 SILODOSINE ARROW G Silodosine - 4mg 4mg Capsule 732,394 L.L
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