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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
N05AX08 RISPERIDONE BIOGARAN G Risperidone - 2mg 2mg Tablet, coated, scored 1,488,977 L.L
N05AX08 RISPERDAL B Risperidone - 4mg 4mg Tablet, film coated 498,566 L.L
N05AX08 RISPERDAL B Risperidone - 4mg 4mg Tablet, film coated 498,566 L.L
N05AX08 RESPAL 4 G Risperidone - 4mg 4mg Caplet, film coated 557,695 L.L
N05AX08 RISPERIDONE BIOGARAN G Risperidone - 4mg 4mg Tablet, coated, scored 1,105,982 L.L
N05AX08 RISCHOTIC OD 1 G Risperidone - 1mg 1mg Tablet, orally disintegrating 371,157 L.L
N05AX08 RISCHOTIC OD 2 G Risperidone - 2mg 2mg Tablet, orally disintegrating 371,157 L.L
N05AX08 RISCHOTIC OD 3 G Risperidone - 3mg 3mg Tablet, orally disintegrating 605,369 L.L
N05AX08 RISCHOTIC OD 4 G Risperidone - 4mg 4mg Tablet, orally disintegrating 605,369 L.L
N05AX15 REAGILA G Cariprazine HCl - 1.5mg 1.5mg Capsule, hard 6,394,003 L.L
N05AX15 REAGILA G Cariprazine HCl - 3mg 3mg Capsule, hard 6,394,003 L.L
N05AX15 REAGILA G Cariprazine HCl - 4.5mg 4.5mg Capsule, hard 6,394,003 L.L
N05AX15 REAGILA G Cariprazine - 6mg 6mg Capsule, hard 6,394,003 L.L
N05AX16 REXULTI B Brexpiprazole - 4mg 4mg Tablet, film coated 13,433,051 L.L
N05AX16 REXULTI B Brexpiprazole - 3mg 3mg Tablet, film coated 13,433,051 L.L
N05AX16 REXULTI B Brexpiprazole - 2mg 2mg Tablet, film coated 13,433,051 L.L
N05AX16 REXULTI B Brexpiprazole - 1mg 1mg Tablet, film coated 13,433,051 L.L
N06AB06 RESTRALINE G Sertraline HCl - 50mg 50mg Tablet, film coated 575,933 L.L
N06AX11 REMERON SOLTAB B Mirtazapine - 30mg 30mg Tablet, orodispersible 1,486,290 L.L
N06BA04 RITALIN B Methylphenidate HCl - 10mg 10mg Tablet 376,276 L.L
N06DA03 RIVASTIGMINE ARROW G Rivastigmine - 3mg 3mg Capsule 842,589 L.L
N06DA03 RIVASTIGMINE ARROW G Rivastigmine - 3mg 3mg Capsule 842,589 L.L
N06DA03 RIVASTIGMINE ARROW G Rivastigmine - 1.5mg 1.5mg Capsule 684,016 L.L
N06DA03 RIVASTIGMINE ARROW G Rivastigmine - 1.5mg 1.5mg Capsule 684,016 L.L
N06DA03 RIVASTIGMINE ARROW G Rivastigmine - 4.5mg 4.5mg Capsule 842,589 L.L
N06DA03 RIVASTIGMINE ARROW G Rivastigmine - 4.5mg 4.5mg Capsule 842,589 L.L
N07XX02 RILUTEK B Riluzole - 50mg 50mg Tablet, film coated 15,886,212 L.L
N07XX02 RILUTEK B Riluzole - 50mg 50mg Tablet, film coated 15,886,212 L.L
P01AB01 RAMAZOL G Metronidazole - 500mg 500mg Tablet 216,359 L.L
R01AB08 RINOFLUIMUCIL B Acetylcysteine - 1%, Tuaminoheptane sulfate - 0.5%, Benzalkonium chloride - 0.0125% Solution 419,279 L.L
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