Since 1941, when Gregg first described the triad of deafness, cataracts and cardiac disease as the classical clinical manifestations of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), strong efforts have been ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has attributed a surge in seasonal rubella cases across the country to the ...

The South African Department of Health reports a significant rise in rubella cases, particularly among children.

The NICD says a seasonal increase in rubella cases is expected every year, the number of cases in 2024 is higher than in ...

Rubella cases have risen to 10,137 in 2024, mostly in children. The public is urged to seek early treatment at health ...

Provincial health departments have assured South Africans that the Rubella outbreak across the country will not be the Grinch that steals Christmas. They have however urged the public to present ...

Immunity gaps created during the Covid pandemic are thought to have led to a spike in rubella cases in 2024. The National ...

South Africa has had more than 10 000 reported cases of German measles and rubella this year, with children between the ages ...

Pregnant women who are susceptible to rubella are at risk of passing rubella infection to their unborn child, resulting in ‘congenital rubella infection’. Photo: Marjon Besteman/Pixabay.