Congenital rubella syndrome, a birth defect caused by the rubella virus (also known as German measles), has practically been eliminated in the US, according to a statement published in the April 2006 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to the CDC, rubella was eliminated in the United States in 2004. However, international travel can ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been following all the concerns about exposure to measles but have not seen anything mentioned that it is dangerous for pregnant women to be exposed. In 1966, doctors felt that ...

Congenital rubella syndrome, a birth defect caused by the rubella virus (also known as German measles), has practically been eliminated in the U.S., according to a statement published in the April ...

Ana Morice, MD, MSc, Viceminister of Health of Costa Rica, Ministry of Health, PO Box 10123-1000, San José, Costa Rica. Tel.: +506 2222 4018; Fax: +506 2223 2511; E ...

HSMHA Health Reports, Vol. 86, No. 2 (Feb., 1971), pp. 161-167 (7 pages) Efficient techniques for the surveillance of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) must be developed to assess the efficacy of ...

Dear P.S.: I am very sorry to hear about it, even so many years later. Having a child with major health issues is an immense strain on a family. Measles (rubeola) certainly is very dangerous for ...

Rubella and CRS case surveillance has been obligatory in Costa Rica since 1983 and is based on the clinical suspicion of any febrile eruptive disease case, which is then followed by a diagnostic ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been following all the concerns about exposure to measles but have not seen anything mentioned that it is dangerous for pregnant women to be exposed. In 1966, doctors felt that ...