Rubella virus infections and immune status among pregnant women before the introduction of rubella vaccine in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Rubella virus is an important human pathogen that causes an acute and contagious disease known as rubella, little red, 3-day measles, or German measles (Fokunang et al., 2010). Humans are the only reservoir for this virus (Mounerou et al., 2015). The virus has an incubation period of 2 –3 weeks. The route of transmission is air-borne in postnatal cases and transplacental during pregnancy (Kolawole et al., 2014). The disease caused by this virus commonly occurs in childhood and is characterized by a maculopapular rash associated with a low-grade fever, lymphadenopathy, and malais e (Al-Rubai et al., 2010).
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research