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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
B05XA03 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 137,902 L.L
B05XA03 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 155,139 L.L
B05XA03 HYPOTONIC SALINE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 149,393 L.L
B05XA03 HYPOTONIC SALINE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 163,184 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 133,856 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 149,393 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 163,184 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 176,974 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 161,805 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% INJECTION, USP G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 161,314 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% INJECTION, USP G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 149,393 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% INJECTION, USP G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 148,566 L.L
B05XA03 SOLUFLEX SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% INJECTION, USP G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 176,974 L.L
C02AC05 CYNT B Moxonidine - 0.4mg 0.4mg Tablet, film coated 1,266,372 L.L
G04CA02 OMNIC OCAS B Tamsulosin HCl - 0.4mg 0.4mg Tablet, film coated, prolonged release 866,778 L.L
G04CA02 APO-TAMSULOSIN CR G Tamsulosin HCl - 0.4mg 0.4mg Tablet 607,417 L.L
G04CA02 MINGO G Tamsulosin - 0.4mg 0.4mg Capsule 673,201 L.L
G04CA02 PROSTAFINE G Tamsulosin HCl - 0.4mg 0.4mg Capsule, modified release 761,511 L.L
G04CA02 TALUSIN G Tamsulosin HCl - 0.4mg 0.4mg Capsule, modified release 683,440 L.L
G04CA02 TAMSU GENERICON RETARD G Tamsulosin - 0.4mg 0.4mg Capsule, hard, modified release 615,480 L.L
S02DC WAXSOL B Docusate sodium - 0.5% 0.5% Drops solution 157,230 L.L
P01AB01 METRIS G Metronidazole - 500mg/100ml 0.5% Injectable solution 142,447 L.L
P01AB01 POLGYL G Metronidazole - 0.5% 0.5% Injectable solution 134,384 L.L
N01BB02 LIDOCAINE ARWAN G Lidocaine (HCl) - 0.5% 0.5% Injectable solution 1,995,158 L.L
C05BB02 AETHOXYSKLEROL B Polidocanol (Lauromacrogol 400) - 0.5% 0.5% Injectable solution 1,441,943 L.L
M02AA07 PIROXICALM G Piroxicam - 0.5% 0.5% Gel 207,336 L.L
S01AE07 AROX G Moxifloxacin (HCl) - 0.5% 0.5% Drops 423,310 L.L
S01AE07 FORTYMOX G Moxifloxacin (HCl) - 0.5% 0.5% Drops solution 772,709 L.L
S01AE07 IMOX G Moxifloxacin (HCl) - 0.5% 0.5% Drops 464,970 L.L
S01BA14 LOTEMAX B Loteprednol etabonate - 0.5% 0.5% Drops suspension 1,038,790 L.L
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