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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
V03AE03 FOSRENOL B Lanthanum Carbonate - 500mg 500mg Tablet, chewable 18,751,847 L.L
R05X FERVEX CHILDREN SUGAR FREE B Paracetamol - 280mg, Ascorbic acid - 100mg, Pheniramine maleate - 10mg Granules for solution 425,998 L.L
V03AE03 FOSRENOL B Lanthanum Carbonate - 750mg 750mg Tablet, chewable 24,138,283 L.L
R05X FERVEX ADULTS SUGAR FREE B Paracetamol - 500mg, Ascorbic acid - 200mg, Pheniramine maleate - 25mg Granules for solution 425,998 L.L
R05X FERVEX ADULTS RASPBERRY B Paracetamol - 500mg, Ascorbic acid - 200mg, Pheniramine maleate - 25mg Granules for solution 425,998 L.L
R05X FERVEX ADULTS B Paracetamol - 500mg, Ascorbic acid - 200mg, Pheniramine maleate - 25mg Granules for solution 425,998 L.L
C01BC04 FLECAINE B Flecainide acetate - 100mg 100mg Tablet, scored 878,873 L.L
M01AB05 FLECTOR E.P B Diclofenac (epolamine) - 50mg 50mg Granules 503,941 L.L
D06AX01 FUCIDIN B Fusidic acid - 20mg/g 2% Cream 259,362 L.L
L02BA03 FASLODEX B Fulvestrant - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Injectable solution 46,628,557 L.L
D06AX01 FUCIDIN CREAM B Fusidic acid - 2% 2% Cream 491,846 L.L
D06AX01 FUCIDIN CREAM B Fusidic acid - 2% 2% Cream 345,368 L.L
D06AX01 FUCIDIN B Fusidic acid (sodium salt) - 20mg/g 2% Ointment 259,362 L.L
D06AX01 FUCIDIN OINTMENT B Fusidic acid (sodium salt) - 2% 2% Ointment 491,846 L.L
D06AX01 FUCIDIN OINTMENT B Fusidic acid (sodium salt) - 2% 2% Ointment 345,368 L.L
L02BG04 FEMARA B Letrozole - 2.5mg 2.5mg Tablet, film coated 3,433,518 L.L
G04B FONCITRIL 4000 B Citric acid - 1.189g, Potassium Citrate - 1.73g, Sodium citrate - 1.845g Granules 1,613,955 L.L
L02BX02 FIRMAGON B Degarelix (acetate) - 80mg 80mg Injectable powder for solution+diluent 13,361,635 L.L
L02BX02 FIRMAGON B Degarelix (acetate) - 120mg 120mg Injectable powder for solution+diluent 24,325,802 L.L
N06AB08 FAVERIN B Fluvoxamine maleate - 100mg 100mg Tablet, film-scored 1,291,433 L.L
N03AX22 FYCOMPA B Perampanel - 2mg 2mg Tablet, film coated 1,138,235 L.L
N03AX22 FYCOMPA B Perampanel - 4mg 4mg Tablet, film coated 8,751,127 L.L
N03AX22 FYCOMPA B Perampanel - 6mg 6mg Tablet, film coated 8,751,127 L.L
N03AX22 FYCOMPA B Perampanel - 8mg 8mg Tablet, film coated 10,180,812 L.L
B02BB01 FIBRYGA BioHuman Fibrinogen, human - 1g 1g Injectable powder for solution+solvent 39,357,009 L.L
B02BD03 FEIBA BioHuman Factor VIII Inhibitor bypassing fraction - 500IU 500U (50U/ml) Injectable powder for solution+solvent 38,938,709 L.L
B02BD03 FEIBA BioHuman Factor VIII Inhibitor bypassing fraction - 1000IU 1000U (50U/ml) Injectable powder for solution+solvent 76,827,220 L.L
G03GA04 FOSTIMON BioHuman Urofollitropin - 150IU 150IU Injectable lyophilised powder for solution+diluent 36,347,120 L.L
G03GA04 FOSTIMON BioHuman Urofollitropin - 75IU 75IU Injectable lyophilised powder for solution+diluent 15,744,000 L.L
A16AB04 FABRAZYME BioTech Agalsidase beta - 35mg 35mg Injectable powder for concentrate for solution 295,038,213 L.L
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