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Rubella Virus (German Measles)
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Vignettes:
Guidelines: ACIP: Use of Combination
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Vaccine. MMWR, May 2010.
Klein JO and Hanshaw JB.
Thomas H. Weller, 1915-2008: A Remembrance.
Clin Infect Dise 2009 April 15; 48:1102-3.
Tables and Figures
Table 1:
Prominent
Clinical Features of Congenital Rubella Syndrome
Table 2:
Current Rubella Vaccines Unused in
the World
Table 3:
Target Groups for Rubella Vaccination
Table 4:
Results of Field Tests of Rubella Vaccines in Japan
Table 5:
Hemagglutination-inhibiting Antibody Response Of Initially Seronegative Children And Adults Who
Received RA27/3 Rubella Vaccine
Table 6: Frequencies of
Acute and Chronic Reactions to Rubella Vaccine (RA27/3) Or Placebo In Adult
Women
Table 7: Accidental Vaccination Before
Pregnancy and During Early Pregnancy of Women
Figure 1:
Rubella - reported cases per 100,000 population by year, United States,
1969-1999
Figure 2: Number of reported rubella and congenital rubella syndrome cases by year -
United States, 1980-1996
Figure 3: Weekly rubella cases reported per sentinel in Japan, 1982-2001
Figure 4:
Congenital rubella syndrome
cases in Japan, 1978-2001
Authors
Shigetaka Katow, Ph.D.
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