Congenital rubella syndrome in the postelimination era-Maryland, Alabama and Illinois, 2012

摘要

Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is caused by fetal infection with rubella virus acquired from the mother and characterized by birth defects. During the 1964 tol965 rubella epidemic in the United States, an estimated 12.5 million rubella cases occurred, and an estimated 20,000 infants were born with CRS. In 2004, after implementation of a universal vaccination program, elimination of endemic rubella virus transmission was documented in the United States. Evidence also suggests that endemic rubella has been eliminated in the entire World Health Organization region of the Americas. However, rubella still circulates in other areas of the world, including the African Region.