Aliquots of gamma globulin that had been carried into the field were preserved and subsequently titered for rubella antibody by methods previously described. 11 On March 10, approximately one ...

All women wanting to conceive should check their rubella antibody status by requesting their health care worker to do a test,” McCarthy added. He said the risk of transmission remains high ...

Measles and rubella are major vaccine-preventable causes of child mortality and disability. They have been eliminated from the Americas and some other regions have also come close to elimination.

In contrast to acquired rubella infection, congenital infection results in persistent progressive infection. Contact isolation is required for neonates suspected to have congenital rubella.

When children receive their second measles-mumps-rubella vaccine ... stymied by why some vaccines can coax the body to produce antibodies for decades, while others last mere months.