Open AccessRubella in Poland in 2016
Author(s) -
J Bogusz,
Iwona Paradowska-Stankiewicz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
przegląd epidemiologiczny
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2545-1898
pISSN - 0033-2100
DOI - 10.32394/pe.72.3.3
Subject(s) - rubella , congenital rubella syndrome , medicine , incidence (geometry) , rubella virus , pediatrics , epidemiology , vaccination , congenital rubella , rubella vaccine , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , measles , physics , electrical engineering , optics , engineering
Rubella is the disease subject to the elimination programme coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO). Generally, rubella is an infection of mild course among children but in the case of pregnant women, who are not immunized, the probability of the occurrence of severe congenital abnormalities (congenital rubella syndrome) may amount to 95%. The strategy of the countries belonging to the WHO European Region is directed to the interruption of the rubella virus transmission in the environment in order to prevent the cases of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS).