German Measles

Rubella Almost Eradicated In The United States

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 10th, 2002

A study of the incidence and characteristics of rubella (also known as German measles) cases reported in the United States from 1990 through 1999 shows record low levels of the disease. However, the characteristics of cases have changed significantly.

Susan E. Reef, MD, and colleagues from the National Immunization Program, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, studied the incidence and characteristics of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS, which is a cluster of symptoms in infants who are infected with rubella through maternal transmission during pregnancy) reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS)...

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