Open AccessSusceptibility to Rubella Infection and Incidence of Congenital Rubella Infection: 6 Years Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
Reem Al Dossary,
Sarah A. Althuwaiqeb,
Khaled R. Alkharsah,
Nahid Hussein Wanni,
Basavaraja C Hunasemaranda,
Obeid E. Obeid,
Zaheenul Islam Siddiqui,
Ayman A. El-Badry,
Nourah Hasan Al Qahtani
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s353867
Subject(s) - medicine , rubella , congenital rubella syndrome , incidence (geometry) , population , pediatrics , vaccination , rubella virus , congenital rubella , immunology , rubella vaccine , measles , environmental health , physics , optics
Rubella is considered one of the most serious and most common congenital infections. Despite global efforts for elimination, rubella cases are still being reported in many parts of the world. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of immunity to rubella in the community and most importantly among women at childbearing age in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia and compare it with the target set by the World Health Organization (WHO) along with the incidence of acute rubella infection and the associated congenital rubella infection and congenital rubella syndrome.