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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
A03BA01 ATROPINE SULFATE RENAUDIN G Atropine sulfate - 1mg/ml 0.1% Injectable solution 397,777 L.L
B05AA01 ALBUREL HUMAN ALBUMIN BP BioHuman Albumin human - 20% 20% Injectable solution 6,353,687 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 176,974 L.L
H01CB05 SIGNIFOR B Pasireotide (diaspartate) - 0.9mg/ml 0.9mg/ml Injectable solution 191,126,390 L.L
J01XB01 COLISTIN/NORMA G Colistimethate Sodium - 1MIU 1MIU Injectable solution 872,154 L.L
L04AA33 ENTYVIO BioTech Vedolizumab - 108mg 108mg Injectable solution 92,478,560 L.L
L03AB11 PEGASYS BioTech Peginterferon alfa-2a - 180mcg/0.5ml 180mcg/0.5ml Injectable solution L.L
A03BA01 ATROPINE I.V. 0.25 MG. G Atropine - 0.25mg/ml 0.25mg/ml Injectable solution 2,412,129 L.L
B05AA01 ALBUTEIN BioHuman Albumin human - 20% 20% Injectable solution 7,154,928 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 163,184 L.L
H01CC01 ORGALUTRAN B Ganirelix - 0.25mg/0.5ml 0.25mg/0.5ml Injectable solution 2,383,977 L.L
L04AA33 ENTYVIO BioTech Vedolizumab - 108mg 108mg Injectable solution 92,478,560 L.L
A03BA01 ATROPINE G Atropine sulfate - 0.5mg/ml 0.5mg/ml Injectable solution 680,315 L.L
B05AA01 ALBUTEIN BioHuman Albumin human - 20% Injectable solution 4,031,528 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 156,288 L.L
H01CC01 ORGALUTRAN B Ganirelix - 0.25mg/0.5ml 0.25mg/0.5ml Injectable solution 2,383,977 L.L
A03BA01 ATROPINE SULFATE RENAUDIN G Atropine sulfate - 0.5mg/ml 0.5mg Injectable solution 385,683 L.L
B05AA01 HUMAN ALBUMIN "OCTAPHARMA" 20% BioHuman Albumin human - 20% 20% Injectable solution 4,863,366 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION/ DEMO G Sodium chloride - 0.9% w/v 0.9% w/v Injectable solution 1,182,581 L.L
L04AA36 OCREVUS BioTech Ocrelizumab - 920mg/23ml 920mg/23ml Injectable solution 1,095,034,629 L.L
A03BA01 ATROPINE SULFATEAGUETTANT G Atropine - 0.1mg/ml 0.1mg/ml Injectable solution 7,805,376 L.L
B05AA01 HUMAN ALBUMIN 20% SOLUTION BioHuman Albumin human - 20% 20% Injectable solution 4,343,343 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION/ DEMO G Sodium chloride - 0.9% w/v 0.9% w/v Injectable solution 1,419,098 L.L
B05AA01 HUMAN ALBUMIN BEHRING 20%, LOW SALT BioHuman Albumin human - 20% 20% Injectable solution 4,343,343 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION/ DEMO G Sodium chloride - 0.9% w/v 0.9% w/v Injectable solution 567,102 L.L
B05AA01 PLASBUMIN-20 ALBUMIN (HUMAN) BioHuman Albumin human - 20% 20% Injectable solution 3,641,813 L.L
B05XA03 SOLUFLEX SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 180,421 L.L
A12CX PHOSPHATE DIPOTASSIQUE RENAUDIN G Phosphate dipotassique - 174.20mg/ml 174.20mg/ml Injectable solution 1,189,301 L.L
B05AA01 UMAN ALBUMIN BioHuman Albumin human - 20g/100ml 10g/50ml Injectable solution 3,598,810 L.L
B05XA03 SOLUFLEX SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.9% 0.9% Injectable solution 180,421 L.L
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