Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Child of Woman without Known Risk Factors, New Jersey, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Pitts, Samantha I. ; Wallace, Gregory S. ; Montana, Barbara ; Handschur, Elizabeth F. ; Meislich, Debrah ; Sampson, Alethia C. ; Canuso, Suzanne ; Horner, Jennifer ; Barskey, Albert E. ; Abernathy, Emily S. ; Icenogle, Joseph P.
• Description:
  We report a case of congenital rubella syndrome in a child born to a vaccinated New Jersey woman who had not traveled internationally. Although rubella and congenital rubella syndrome have been eliminated from the United States, clinicians should remain vigilant and immediately notify public health authorities when either is suspected.
• Subjects:
  Antibodies, Viral Dispatch Female Humans Immunoglobulin M Infant Risk Factors Rubella Syndrome, Congenital Rubella Vaccine Rubivirus Vaccination

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(2):307-309.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  5U38HM000414-5/HM/NCHM CDC HHS/United States ; T32HP10025/PHS HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:645b99dc0dbea8156bb8895fee5fcacfa1271e2efb7f47c2bff2dffa2a3a9e42
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21728/cdc_21728_DS1.pdf
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