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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

In the United States, endemic rubella virus transmission has been eliminated since 2001. From 2004 to 2013, 10 cases of rubella infection was diagnosed in the immigrants.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • In the United States, endemic rubella virus transmission has been eliminated since 2001.
  • From 2004 to 2013, a median of 10 (range, 4–18) imported cases were reported annually in the United States, and 6 cases of congenital rubella syndrome were reported during the same period. The patients diagnosed with the infection are the immigrants.
  • In 2013, 2 large outbreaks were reported in Poland and Japan; cases were mostly among adolescent boys and adult men, but pregnant women were also affected, and their children subsequently developed congenital rubella syndrome.[1]

References

  1. Korczyńska MR, Paradowska-Stankiewicz I (2015). "Rubella in Poland in 2013". Przegl Epidemiol. 69 (2): 213–8, 341–3. PMID 26233074.


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