Rubella elimination target extended to 2023 in Southeast Asia amid challenges CDCMMWR rubella vaccine infection spread publichealth
By Tarun Sai LomteJun 26 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM A recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report described the progress toward eliminating rubella in the South-East Asia region of the World Health Organization .
Study: Progress Toward Rubella Elimination — World Health Organization South-East Asia Region, 2013–2021. Image Credit: NovikovAleksey/Shutterstock.com The highest regional coverage was recorded in 2019 before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic was started. Supplementary immunization activities were initiated during 2013-21 in all SEAR countries except Sri Lanka, covering over 514 million individuals.
CRS and Rubella incidence Rubella cases declined by 80% in the SEAR from 10,434 in 2013 to 2,103 in 2021. The annual incidence of rubella was also 80% lower in 2021 at 1.1 cases per 1,000,000 population than in 2013. Conclusions In sum, SEAR countries achieved substantial progress in eliminating rubella between 2013 and 2021. RCV immunization coverage increased by over 600%, whereas the incidence of rubella was reduced by 80%. The increased CRS incidence in this period indicates surveillance improvements.
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