Considering the high transmission rates of rubella and that 20-50% of cases are asymptomatic but still represent a potential source of infection, it is necessary to immunize both male and female ...

A contagious viral infection characterized by its distinctive red rash. It is caused by rubella virus. Transmitted through the air by respiratory droplets (from coughing or sneezing). Common ...

With hospitalizations and at least a dozen cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low ...

Background: Most cases of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) occur in low- and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently recommended that countries ...

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed two new cases of measles in unvaccinated metro Atlanta residents.

Japanese were shocked last week when the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its advisory on Japan's rubella outbreak to an "alert," the second highest level. It advised travelers ...

Immunity gaps created during the Covid pandemic are thought to have led to a spike in rubella cases in 2024. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has seen an increase in rubella ...