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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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R01AA07 OTRIVIN B Xylometazoline HCl - 0.05% 0.05% Solution 260,705 L.L
R01AA07 OTRIVIN B Xylometazoline HCl - 0.05% 0.05% Drops 181,419 L.L
G03CA03 OESTRODOSE B Estradiol (17 bêta estradiol anhydre) - 0.06% 0.06% Gel 642,357 L.L
S01GX09 OLOHISTINE G Olopatadine (HCl) - 0.1% 0.1% Solution 522,755 L.L
S01GX09 OLOPAT G Olopatadine (HCl) - 0.1% 0.1% Drops solution 524,099 L.L
S01GX09 OLOPAT UD G Olopatadine (HCl) - 0.1% 0.1% Drops solution 1,523,917 L.L
R01AA07 OTRIVIN B Xylometazoline HCl - 0.1% 0.1% Solution 260,705 L.L
R01AA07 OTRIVIN B Xylometazoline HCl - 0.1% 0.1% Drops 241,892 L.L
R01AA07 OTRIVIN MENTHOL 0.1% B Xylometazoline HCl - 0.1% 0.1% Drops 387,027 L.L
S01BA07 OPTILONE G Fluorometholone - 0.1% 0.1% Solution 309,084 L.L
A11CC03 ONE-ALPHA B Alfacalcidol - 0.25mcg 0.25mcg Capsule 1,138,235 L.L
A10BJ06 OZEMPIC B Semaglutide - 0.25mg 0.25mg Injectable solution 10,927,526 L.L
H01CC01 ORGALUTRAN B Ganirelix - 0.25mg/0.5ml 0.25mg/0.5ml Injectable solution 2,383,977 L.L
H01CC01 ORGALUTRAN B Ganirelix - 0.25mg/0.5ml 0.25mg/0.5ml Injectable solution 2,383,977 L.L
S01AE01 OFLOX B Ofloxacin - 3mg/ml 0.3% Drops solution 366,869 L.L
S01AE01 OFLOX B Ofloxacin - 0.3% 0.3% Drops solution 366,869 L.L
R06AD08 OXOMIL G Oxomemazine HCl - 0.33mg/ml 0.33mg/ml Syrup, sugar free 511,940 L.L
R06AD08 OXOMEMAZINE ARROW G Oxomemazine HCl - 0.33mg/ml 0.33mg/ml Syrup 431,373 L.L
R06AD08 OXOMEMAZINE ARROW G Oxomemazine HCl - 0.33mg/ml 0.33mg/ml Solution, sugar free 431,373 L.L
G04CA02 OMNIC OCAS B Tamsulosin HCl - 0.4mg 0.4mg Tablet, film coated, prolonged release 866,778 L.L
A11CC03 ONE-ALPHA B Alfacalcidol - 0.5mcg 0.5mcg Capsule 943,377 L.L
A11CC03 ONE-ALPHA B Alfacalcidol - 0.5mcg 0.5mcg Capsule 942,034 L.L
A10BJ06 OZEMPIC B Semaglutide - 0.5mg 0.5mg Injectable solution 10,927,526 L.L
R06AX27 ORADUS G Desloratadine - 0.5mg/ml 0.5mg/ml Solution 199,657 L.L
G03CA03 OESTRACLIN G Estradiol - 0.6mg/g 0.6mg/g Gel 448,843 L.L
S01AA13 OPTIFUCIN VISCOUS G Fusidic acid - 1% 1% Drops 208,296 L.L
M02AA15 OLFEN G Diclofenac sodium (diethylamine) - 1% 1% Gel 268,769 L.L
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A11CC05 ORAVIL G Vitamin D3 - 100,000IU/2ml 100,000IU Solution 618,168 L.L
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