Hotline for Health Services for Displaced Lebanese 1787
Hotline for the Patient Admission to Hospitals 01/832700
COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Form covax.moph.gov.lb
MoPH Hotline 1214
Are you a new member? Sign up now
 
Let us help you
Read about the latest topics.

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
 
    ...
    6
ATC Name B/G Ingredients Dosage Form Price
L01FA01 RITUXIREL BioTech Rituximab - 500mg 500mg/50ml Injectable concentrated solution 45,258,360 L.L
L04AB02 REMSIMA SC BioTech Infliximab - 120mg/ml 120mg/ml Injectable solution 179,063,666 L.L
L01FA01 RIXATHON BioTech Rituximab - 500mg/50ml 500mg/50ml Injectable concentrate for solution 64,401,569 L.L
L04AB02 REMSIMA SC BioTech Infliximab - 120mg/ml 120mg/ml Injectable solution 91,457,321 L.L
L01FA01 RIXATHON BioTech Rituximab - 500mg/50ml 500mg/50ml Injectable concentrate for solution 111,983,163 L.L
L04AB02 REMSIMA SC BioTech Infliximab - 120mg/ml 120mg/ml Injectable solution 52,597,003 L.L
L01FA01 RUXIENCE BioTech Rituximab - 500mg/50ml 500mg/50ml Injectable concentrate for solution 59,148,151 L.L
A10AD06 RYZODEG BioTech Insulin degludec - 70%, Insulin aspart - 30% 100IU/ml Injectable solution 7,058,661 L.L
C10AX13 REPATHA BioTech Evolocumab - 140mg/1ml Injectable solution 44,151,793 L.L
B03XA06 REBLOZYL BioTech Luspatarcept - 25mg 25mg Injectable powder for solution 125,960,784 L.L
B03XA06 REBLOZYL BioTech Luspatercept - 75mg 75mg Injectable powder for solution 377,881,318 L.L
L03AB07 RECIGEN 44 BioTech Interferon beta-1a - 44mcg/0.5ml 44mcg/0.5ml Injectable solution L.L
L03AB07 REBIF BioTech Interferon beta-1a - 44mcg/0.5ml 12MIU Injectable solution 79,337,698 L.L
L03AB07 RECIGEN 44 BioTech Interferon beta-1a - 44mcg/0.5ml 44mcg/0.5ml Injectable solution 15,147,973 L.L
L01FA01 RITUXIREL BioTech Rituximab - 100mg 100mg/10ml Injectable concentrated solution L.L
L01FA01 RITUXIREL BioTech Rituximab - 500mg 500mg/10ml Injectable concentrated solution L.L
L03AB07 REBIF BioTech Interferon beta-1a - 44mcg/0.5ml 12MIU Injectable solution L.L
J06BB01 RHOPHYLAC 300 BioHuman Human anti-D (rh) immunoglobulin - 300mcg/2ml 300mcg/2ml Injectable solution 5,939,784 L.L
J06BB01 RHESONATIV BioHuman Human anti-D (rh) immunoglobulin - 625IU/ml 625IU/ml Injectable solution 12,281,758 L.L
J06BB05 RABISHIELD-100 (RABIES HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY rDNA) BioHuman Rabies, Human IgG1 Monoclonal Antibody - 100IU/2.5ml 100IU/2.5ml 8,455,824 L.L
A02AC10 RENNIE B Magnesium carbonate - 80mg, Calcium carbonate - 680mg Tablet, chewable 200,233 L.L
A06AX05 RESOLOR B Prucalopride succinate - 2mg 2mg Tablet, film coated 5,251,736 L.L
L04AA10 RAPAMUNE B Sirolimus - 1mg 1mg Tablet 12,907,489 L.L
A06AX05 RESOLOR B Prucalopride succinate - 1mg 1mg Tablet, film coated 3,273,600 L.L
N06AX11 REMERON SOLTAB B Mirtazapine - 30mg 30mg Tablet, orodispersible 1,486,290 L.L
J07BH01 ROTATEQ ROTAVIRUS VACCINE, LIVE, ORAL, PENTAVALENT B Rotavirus G1, live attenuated - ?2.2x106 IU, Rotavirus G2, live attenuated - ?2.8x106 IU, Rotavirus G3, live attenuated - ?2.2x106 IU, Rotavirus G4, live attenuated - ?2.0x106 IU, Rotavirus P1, live attenuated - ?2.3x106 IU Suspension 4,508,592 L.L
J07BH01 ROTARIX ORAL B Rota virus human RIX4414, live attenuated - ?106 CCID50 Suspension 5,167,074 L.L
R03AK10 RELVAR ELLIPTA B Vilanterol (trifenatate) - 25mcg/dose, Fluticasone furoate - 200mcg/dose Inhalation powder 3,928,052 L.L
R03AK10 RELVAR ELLIPTA B Vilanterol (trifenatate) - 25mcg/dose, Fluticasone furoate - 100mcg/dose Inhalation powder 3,928,052 L.L
D10AD04 ROACCUTANE B Isotretinoin - 0.05% 0.05% Gel 932,627 L.L
    ...
    6
Sitemap
© Copyrights reserved to Ministry of Public Health 2025