Ongoing rubella epidemic in Osaka Japan in 2018–2019

摘要

Rubella is a typically mild contagious disease caused by the rubella virus. (1) However, when a pregnant woman is infected with rubella virus, fetal death or congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) can occur. (1) The number of rubella and CRS cases has been reduced in many countries as a result of rubella vaccinations. (2) To prevent the occurrence of CRS, the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011–2020 set the goal of achieving rubella elimination in at least five WHO regions by 2020. (3)