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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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ATC Name B/G Ingredients Dosage Form Price
V01AA DIATER B Allergen extracts - Spray 26,856,672 L.L
C05BX51 DOXIPROCT PLUS B Calcium dobesilate - 4%, Dexamethasone acetate - 0.0025%, Lidocaine HCl - 2% Ointment 489,159 L.L
V01AA DIATER B Allergen extracts - Spray 34,962,083 L.L
V01AA DIATER B Allergen extracts - Spray 35,697,531 L.L
V01AA DIATER B Allergen extracts - Spray 26,856,672 L.L
B05DB DIANEAL PD4 CYCLER 1.36% GLUCOSE B Sodium lactate - 4.48g/l, Magnesium chloride - 0.051g/l, Calcium chloride - 0.184g/l, Sodium chloride - 5.38g/l, Anhydrous glucose - 13.6g/l Injectable solution 1,150,329 L.L
M01AB55 DIFEN FLEX G Diclofenac sodium - 50mg, Pridinol mesylate - 4mg Tablet, film coated 575,165 L.L
B05DB DIANEAL PD4 2.27% GLUCOSE B Sodium lactate - 4.48g/l, Magnesium chloride - 0.051g/l, Calcium chloride - 0.184g/l, Sodium chloride - 5.38g/l, Anhydrous glucose - 22.7g/l Injectable solution 1,163,270 L.L
M01AB55 DIFEN FLEX G Diclofenac sodium - 75mg, Pridinol mesylate - 2.2mg Injectable solution 1,131,515 L.L
R05X DULSANA COUGH B Menthol - 0.25mg/5ml, Ammonium chloride - 100mg/5ml, Ephedrine HCl - 4mg/5ml, Carbinoxamine maleate - 2mg/5ml Syrup 223,974 L.L
B05DB DIANEAL PD4 CYCLER 2.27% GLUCOSE B Sodium lactate - 4.48g/l, Magnesium chloride - 0.051g/l, Calcium chloride - 0.184g/l, Sodium chloride - 5.38g/l, Anhydrous glucose - 22.7g/l Injectable solution 1,150,329 L.L
C05CA53 DAFLON B Hesperidin - 50mg, Diosmin - 450mg Tablet, film coated 627,574 L.L
M01AB55 DIFEN PLUS G Diclofenac potassium - 50mg, Betamethasone - 0.3mg Tablet, coated 503,941 L.L
R05X DULSANA MILD B Menthol - 0.125mg/5ml, Citric acid - 10mg/5ml, Sodium citrate - 20mg/5ml, Ammonium chloride - 50mg/5ml, Ephedrine HCl - 1.8mg/5ml, Carbinoxamine maleate - 1mg/5ml Syrup 216,295 L.L
B05DB DIANEAL PD4 3.86% GLUCOSE B Sodium lactate - 4.48g/l, Magnesium chloride - 0.051g/l, Calcium chloride - 0.184g/l, Sodium chloride - 5.38g/l, Anhydrous glucose - 38.6g/l Injectable solution 1,111,506 L.L
C05CA53 DAFLON B Hesperidin - 50mg, Diosmin - 450mg Tablet, film coated 1,191,988 L.L
M01AB55 DIFEN B12 G Diclofenac potassium - 50mg, Betamethasone - 0.3mg, Cyanocobalamin - 5mg Tablet 503,941 L.L
B05DB DIANEAL PD4 CYCLER 3.86% GLUCOSE B Sodium lactate - 4.48g/l, Magnesium chloride - 0.051g/l, Calcium chloride - 0.184g/l, Sodium chloride - 5.38g/l, Anhydrous glucose - 38.6g/l Injectable solution 1,150,329 L.L
C05CA53 DAFLON B Hesperidin - 100mg, Diosmin - 900mg Tablet, film coated 1,256,493 L.L
M01AB55 DIOXAFLEX B12 G Diclofenac sodium - 75mg, Betamethasone (sodium phosphate) - 2mg, Hydroxocobalamin sulphate - 10mg Injectable solution 1,104,639 L.L
D10AF51 DUAC ONCE DAILY B Clindamycin (phosphate) - 1%, Benzoyl peroxide - 5% Gel 1,658,302 L.L
M01AB55 DIOXAFLEX B12 G Diclofenac sodium - 75mg, Betamethasone (sodium phosphate) - 2mg, Hydroxocobalamin sulphate - 10mg Injectable solution 620,855 L.L
M01AB55 DIFEN B12 G Diclofenac sodium - 75mg, Prednisolone sodium phosphate - 10.08mg, Hydroxocobalamin acetate - 10.44mg Injectable solution 978,317 L.L
N01BB52 DILOCAIN 2% G Lidocaine HCl - 20mg/1.7ml, Epinephrine (bitartrate) - 0.0125mg/1.7ml Injectable solution 2,768,316 L.L
B03BA51 DEPOVEX B Aluminium monostearate - 20mg/ml, Cyanocobalamine - 1mg/ml Injectable oily suspension 423,310 L.L
R06AB54 DRAUDEX G Chlorphenamine maleate - 4mg, Phenylephrine - 5mg Tablet, sugar coated 166,381 L.L
G04CA52 DUTAMSUVITAE G Tamsulosin HCl - 0.4mg, Dutasteride - 0.5mg Capsule, hard 2,168,962 L.L
G04CA52 DUTASTERIDE/TAMSULOSINE ARROW G Tamsulosin HCl - 0.4mg, Dutasteride - 0.5mg Capsule 1,337,123 L.L
J07CA11 DIPHTHERIA, TETANUS,PERTUSSIS, HEPATITIS B AND HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B CONJUGATE VACCINE B Diphteria Toxoid1 - ?25Lf (?30IU)/0.5ml, Tetanus toxoid1 - ?2.5Lf (?40IU)/0.5ml, Bordetella pertussis (Whole cell) - ?16OU (?4.0IU)/0.5ml, HBs Antigen (r DNA)1 - ?10mcg/0.5ml, H. Influenza type b, purified capsular polysaccharide2 - 10mcg/0.5ml, 1 adsorbed on aluminium phosphate, Al+++ - ?1.25mg , 2 conjugated to tetanos toxoid carrier protein - Injectable suspension 1,515,854 L.L
N02AA59 DOLOSPASMINE COMP B Codeine phosphate - 40 mg, Hexahydro-adipenine HCl - 50 mg, Propyphenazone - 500 mg Suppository 267,489 L.L
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