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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
M01AE17 KETESSE B Dexketoprofen (trometamol) - 50mg/2ml 50mg/2ml Injectable solution 435,405 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 209,151 L.L
H01BB03 CARBETOCINA GP-PHARM G Carbetocin - 100mcg 100mcg Injectable solution 9,041,227 L.L
M01AE17 DEXIREN G Dexketoprofen - 50mg/2ml 50mg/2ml Injectable solution 467,657 L.L
A03AX12 PHLOROGLUCINOL/TRIMETHYLPHLOROGLUCINOL ARROW G Phloroglucinol - 40mg/4ml, Trimethylphloroglucinol - 0.04mg/4ml Injectable solution 940,690 L.L
B05 20 MEQ POTASSIUM OF 5% DEXTROSE AND 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP B Dextrose, H2O - 5%, Sodium chloride - 0.45%, Potassium chloride - 20meq Injectable solution 229,959 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 222,941 L.L
H01CB02 SANDOSTATIN B Octreotide - 0.1mg/ml 0.1mg/ml Injectable solution 1,038,790 L.L
M01AE17 NORMODEX G Dexketoprofen (trometamol) - 50mg/2ml 50mg/2ml Injectable solution 329,241 L.L
N03AX18 VIMPAT B Lacosamide - 10mg/ml 10mg/ml Injectable solution 13,225,715 L.L
B05 20 MEQ POTASSIUM OF 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP B Sodium chloride - 0.9%, Potassium chloride - 20meq Injectable solution 278,102 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 349,596 L.L
N03AX18 TREPADIO G Lacosamide - 200mg/20ml 200mg/20ml Injectable solution 9,569,390 L.L
B05 20 MEQ POTASSIUM OF 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP B Sodium chloride - 0.9%, Potassium chloride - 20mEq Injectable solution 229,959 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 182,720 L.L
B05 SOLUFLEX POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40meq/l SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.9%, Potassium chloride - 40meq/l Injectable solution 293,041 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 182,720 L.L
H01CB03 SOMATULINE AUTOGEL B Lanreotide (acetate) - 90mg 90mg Injectable solution 48,383,450 L.L
B05 SOLUFLEX POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20meq/l SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.9%, Potassium chloride - 20meq/l Injectable solution 232,134 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 181,908 L.L
H01CB03 SOMATULINE AUTOGEL B Lanreotide (acetate) - 120mg 120mg Injectable solution 57,492,826 L.L
L01BA01 METHOTREXAT EBEWE G Methotrexate - 500mg 500mg Injectable solution 1,842,408 L.L
B05AA01 ALBUKEY BioHuman Albumin human - 20% 20% Injectable solution 4,863,366 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 156,288 L.L
H01CB05 SIGNIFOR B Pasireotide (diaspartate) - 0.3mg/ml 0.3mg/ml Injectable solution 175,400,801 L.L
L01BA01 EBETREXAT G Methotrexate - 50mg/5ml 50mg/5ml Injectable solution 1,507,821 L.L
A03BA01 ATROPINE G Atropine sulfate - 1mg/ml 1mg/ml Injectable solution 702,149 L.L
B05AA01 ALBUREL HUMAN ALBUMIN BP BioHuman Albumin human - 20% 20% Injectable solution 3,240,004 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 165,482 L.L
H01CB05 SIGNIFOR B Pasireotide (diaspartate) - 0.6mg/ml 0.6mg/ml Injectable solution 187,497,407 L.L
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