Because of the technical problems and length of time involved in the satisfactory performance of the haemagglutination-inhibition test for detection of rubella-specific antibodies, a commercially available passive haemagglutination (PHA) kit utilising rubella antigen-sensitised human erythrocytes was tested for its suitability for use in diagnostic laboratories. The immune response to acute rub...

A case of polyneuropathy (Guillain--Barré syndrome) developing only 6 days after rubella infection in a 26-year-old woman is described. Serological confirmation of the viral infection by detecting the specific IgM antibody has not been previously reported in any of the rubella cases associated with the syndrome.

Fifty-three patients under the age of 5 years with definite juvenile chronic polyarthritis (JCP) were examined for serological evidence of rubella infection. The prevalence of rubella antibody was found to be low and did not differ significantly from that found in normal children of similar age. Patients with JCP and antibody to rubella virus had a clinical course indistinguishable from those w...

rubella or german measles is a mild contagious disease in non-pregnant women, but in pregnant affected mother’s possibility of fetus infection in the first twelve weeks of gestation is 80%. between 13-14 weeks of gestation is 54% and by the end of the second trimester is 25%. if fetus gets infected severe anomalies will progress. at present no vaccination against rubella is begin envisaged by t...

This is a case of four-month-old female infant who presented with clinical manifestations congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) — bilateral cataracts, poorly-dilating pupils, microcorneas, salt and pepper retinopathies seen after cataract extractions, sensorineural hearing loss, patent ductus arteriosus, microcephaly, history blueberry spots low birth weight, positive serum IgM IgG tests for rubell...

Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) can occur in children whose mothers contract the rubella virus, sometimes called German measles, during pregnancy [2]. Depending on the gestational period when the mother contracts rubella, an infant born with CRS may be unaffected by the virus or it may have severe developmental defects. The most severe effects of the virus on fetal development occur when the ...

Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) can occur in children whose mothers contract the rubella virus, sometimes called German measles, during pregnancy [2]. Depending on the gestational period when the mother contracts rubella, an infant born with CRS may be unaffected by the virus or it may have severe developmental defects. The most severe effects of the virus on fetal development occur when the ...

The relationship between rubella acquired in the first four months of pregnancy and subsequent congenital malformation makes it important that mothers who contract rubella during early pregnancy are diagnosed accurately. The recent development of techniques for both virus isolation' 2 and serological diagnosis has made it possible for the laboratory to assist clinicians in the assessment of suc...

Rubella accompanied by serum aminotransferase elevations occurred in a 24-year-old woman. Although not generally recognized, hepatic involvement in adult rubella was the probable cause of her liver function test abnormalities. Sporadic hepatitis labeled as non-A, non-B may result from infection by common viruses such as rubella.

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine burden and epidemiology rubella infection in Lesotho before introduction a rubella-containing vaccine. It also assess performance measles case-based surveillance system Lesotho.
 Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study.
 Place Duration Study: done from February March 2019 based on 2012 2016 data.
 Methods: There rev...