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McCauley, Mary M. ; Pope, Alice E. ; Reef, Susan E. ; Smith, Sheree F. ; West, Beth Rowe ; ... More +
McCauley, Mary M. ; Pope, Alice E. ; Reef, Susan E. ; Smith, Sheree F. ; West, Beth Rowe ; Zimmerman, Laura A. Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Immunization Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; North Carolina. Women's and Children's Health Section.
National Immunization Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; North Carolina. Women's and Children's Health Section. Less -
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Outbreaks of rubella continue to occur in the United States despite widespread use of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. Throughout the mid- to late-1990s, rubella outbreaks were characterized by increased numbers of cases among adults born in countries that do not have or have only recently instituted a national rubella vaccination program. To address this change in disease epidemiology, CDC's National Immunization Program (NIP) developed the following recommendations in conjunction with public health officials in the field. Public health officials should implement appropriate responses to reports of suspected rubella to determine if an outbreak exists, evaluate its scope, and implement appropriate control measures. Health-care providers should be aware of the need for rubella prevention and control among women of childbearing age and of the appropriate follow-up for pregnant women exposed to rubella. Comprehensive surveillance for congenital rubella syndrome should begin during a rubella outbreak.
Content Notes:
The following CDC staff members prepared this report: Laura A. Zimmerman, Susan E. Reef, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division; Mary M. McCauley, Office of the Director, National Immunization Program, CDC; in consultation with Sheree F. Smith, Beth Rowe West, Alice E. Pope, Women’s and Children’s Health Section, Division of Public. Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-23).


Subject:
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Disease Outbreaks
Pregnancy
Public Health Surveillance
Rubella
Rubella Syndrome, Congenital
Rubella Vaccine

Series:
MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 50, no. RR-12
Document Type:
Journal Issue
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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