Journal Article

Reducing the Global Burden of Congenital Rubella Syndrome: Report of the World Health Organization Steering Committee on Research Related to Measles and Rubella Vaccines and Vaccination, June 2004

Best, Jennifer M., Spika, John S., Castillo-Solorzano, Carlos, Arvin, Ann M., Glasser, John W., Icenogle, Joseph, Gay, Nigel J., Andrus, Jon

2005

Overview

Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) continue to be important health problems in many countries. In June 2004, the World Health Organization Steering Committee on Research Related to Measles and Rubella Vaccines and Vaccination met to evaluate data from research and operational activities and to identify critical scientific issues and gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed to improve the global control of rubella and CRS. Information about surveillance for rubella, natural and vaccine-induced immunity to rubella, laboratory diagnosis, the molecular epidemiological profile of rubella virus, and mathematical modeling to assess the burden of CRS and the impact of rubella vaccination was reviewed. This report summarizes the presentations and recommendations for future research

• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press,University of Chicago Press,Oxford University Press
• Subject: Antibodies, Viral - blood / Antibodies, Viral - immunology / Applied microbiology / Biological and medical sciences / Congenital rubella syndrome / Countries / Female / Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology / Human viral diseases / Humans / Immunization Programs / Infant, Newborn / Infections / Infectious diseases / Measles / Measles virus / Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine - administration & dosage / Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine - immunology / Medical sciences / Microbiology / Models, Biological / Population Surveillance / Pregnancy / Rubella / Rubella - diagnosis / Rubella - epidemiology / Rubella - immunology / Rubella - prevention & control / Rubella Syndrome, Congenital - diagnosis / Rubella Syndrome, Congenital - epidemiology / Rubella Syndrome, Congenital - immunology / Rubella Syndrome, Congenital - prevention & control / Rubella Vaccine - administration & dosage / Rubella Vaccine - immunology / Rubella vaccines / Rubella virus / Rubella virus - classification / Rubella virus - genetics / Rubella virus - immunology / Surveillance / Vaccination / Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects) / Viral diseases / Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye / Viruses / World Health Organization