scholarly journals Seroprevalence of Rubella virus among pregnant Sudanese women with history of abortion

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-11
Author(s):  
K. Elamin Bahaeldin ◽  
Bushra Khidir Nagi
Keyword(s):  
Rubella Virus ◽  
History Of

Multiphasic acute disseminated encephalomyelitis associated with atypical rubella virus infection

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Shinoda ◽  
Hideaki Asahara ◽  
Taira Uehara ◽  
Katsue Miyoshi ◽  
Satoshi O Suzuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Rubella Virus ◽  
Immunoglobulin Therapy ◽  
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Pulse Therapy ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy ◽  
First Case ◽  
History Of ◽  
Rubella Virus Infection

We report the first case of an occurrence of multiphasic acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) associated with atypical rubella virus infection with no rash and long-term increased titers of serum anti-rubella IgM in a 17-year-old male who had no history of rubella vaccination. He suffered from at least six clinical exacerbations with disseminated hyperintense lesions on FLAIR MR images during the course of 18 months. Repeated methylprednisolone pulse therapy and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy resolved the exacerbations. In patients with multiphasic ADEM of unknown etiology, clinicians should also consider the possibility of preceding infection with rubella virus.

scholarly journals Epidemiological and molecular investigation of a rubella outbreak, Romania, 2011 to 2012

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (38) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Lazar ◽  
Emily Abernathy ◽  
Min-hsin Chen ◽  
Joseph Icenogle ◽  
Denisa Janta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rubella Virus ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Clinical Criteria ◽  
Neonatal Deaths ◽  
Congenital Rubella ◽  
History Of ◽  
Laboratory Investigations ◽  
Virus Strains ◽  
Rubella Antibody

We describe a rubella outbreak that occurred in Romania between September 2011 and December 2012. During this period 24,627 rubella cases, 41.1% (n=10,134) of which female, were notified based on clinical criteria, and a total of 6,182 individuals were found serologically positive for IgM-specific rubella antibody. The median age of notified cases was 18 years (range: <1–65) and the most affected age group 15 to 19 years (n=16,245 cases). Of all notified cases, 24,067 cases (97.7%) reported no history of vaccination. Phylogenetic analysis of 19 sequences (739 nucleotides each), from 10 districts of the country revealed that the outbreak was caused by two distinct rubella virus strains of genotype 2B, which co-circulated with both temporal and geographical overlap. In addition to the 6,182 IgM-positive rubella cases, 28 cases of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) were identified, including 11 neonatal deaths and one stillbirth. The outbreak underscores the need to encourage higher vaccination uptake in the population, particularly in women of reproductive age, and to strengthen epidemiological and laboratory investigations of suspected rubella cases. Genetic characterisation of wild-type rubella virus is an essential component to enhance surveillance and here we report rubella virus sequences from Romania.

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF RUBELLA IGG ANTIBODIES AMONG PRODUCTIVE-AGE ‎WOMEN IN AL-MAHWEET GOVERNORATE, YEMEN

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amatalkhaliq Abdullah Gobara'a ◽  
Wadhah Hassan Edrees ◽  
Wadee Abdullah Al-Shehari ◽  
Anwar Al-Madhagi ◽  
Khaled Al-Moyed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Rubella Virus ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Igg Antibody ◽  
Rubella Infection ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
E Mail

Background: Rubella is an infectious viral disease that caused by the Rubella virus. The incidence of rubella infection in women during pregnancy leads to complications for fetus development and cause congenital rubella syndrome or fetal death. This study aimed to determine the prevalence rate of rubella among reproductive-age women in Al-Mahweet, Yemen. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among females attending healthcare centers and schools from July 2007 to June 2008. Blood samples were collected individually from 270 females aged 15-35 years and the rubella virus IgG antibody was quantitated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The needed data were collected by using a pretested questionnaire and analyzed by statistical program. Results: Overall, 197(73%) had IgG-positive antibody to rubella and 73(27%) had IgG-negative antibody to rubella. The highest rate of anti-rubella IgG was among females aged 15-25 years and the lowest was among the females aged 31-35 years. Similarly, the higher rate was among females living in urban area compared to females from rural area. The statistically significant difference was found between most educational levels and positive results of anti-rubella IgG. With regard to marital status, the most frequent of rubella antibody was 72.3%, 73.1%, and 75.0%, respectively, recorded among single, married, and divorced females. The non-pregnant women had (73.7%) more incidence to rubella IgG antibody than pregnant (66.7%). 82.2% of IgG- positive women had no history of stillbirth and 65% had a history of stillbirth. Conclusions: Most of the enrolled females had immunity against rubella virus, but still a significant percentage were susceptible to rubella infection. Thus, it is essential to introduce of rubella vaccine to control and prevent the rubella virus circulating among the community. Peer Review History: Received 20 July 2020; Revised 11 August; Accepted 22 August, Available online 15 September 2020 UJPR follows the most transparent and toughest ‘Advanced OPEN peer review’ system. The identity of the authors and, reviewers will be known to each other. This transparent process will help to eradicate any possible malicious/purposeful interference by any person (publishing staff, reviewer, editor, author, etc) during peer review. As a result of this unique system, all reviewers will get their due recognition and respect, once their names are published in the papers. We expect that, by publishing peer review reports with published papers, will be helpful to many authors for drafting their article according to the specifications. Auhors will remove any error of their article and they will improve their article(s) according to the previous reports displayed with published article(s). The main purpose of it is ‘to improve the quality of a candidate manuscript’. Our reviewers check the ‘strength and weakness of a manuscript honestly’. There will increase in the perfection, and transparency. Received file Average Peer review marks at initial stage: 6.0/10 Average Peer review marks at publication stage: 8.0/10 Reviewer(s) detail: Name: Dr. (Mrs) Amaka A. Mgbahurike Affiliation: University of PortHarcourt, Nigeria E-mail: [email protected]   Name: Dr. Tamer Elhabibi Affiliation: Egyptian Russian University, Egypt E-mail: [email protected]   Name: Rawaa S. Al-Kayali Affiliation: Aleppo university, biochemistry and microbiology department, Syria E-mail: [email protected]   Name: Rola jadallah Affiliation: Arab American University, Palestine E-mail: [email protected]   Comments of reviewer(s): Similar Articles: THE ASSOCIATION OF EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS ANTIBODIES WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AMONG YEMENI PATIENTS IN SANA’A CITY SEROPREVALENCE OF ANTI-MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN AUTOANTIBODIES IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN SANA'A CITY- YEMEN

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