An outbreak of rubella in Chandigarh, India

K Madhanraj; N Singh; M Gupta; M P Singh; R K Ratho

doi:10.1007/s13312-014-0523-8

An outbreak of rubella in Chandigarh, India

Indian Pediatr. 2014 Nov;51(11):897-9. doi: 10.1007/s13312-014-0523-8.

Authors

K Madhanraj¹, N Singh, M Gupta, M P Singh, R K Ratho

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Community Medicine, *Pondichery Institute of Medical Science, Pondicherry and #GMCH, Chandigarh; and $School of Public Health and ^Department of Virology, PGIMER, Chandigarh; India. Correspondence to: Dr Madhanraj, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, PIMS, Pondicherry. drmadhanrajk@gmail.com.

PMID: 25432219
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-014-0523-8

Abstract

Objective: To investigate an outbreak of fever with rash in an urbanized village in Chandigarh, India.

Methods: Active case search was performed by house-to-house survey. The etiological agent of the outbreak was confirmed by serology. Spot map was done using Geographical Information System (GIS) technology.

Results: Out of 7742 persons screened, 12 were serologically confirmed rubella cases and 83 were epidemiologically linked cases. Overall attack rate was 1.1, more among the age group 1-4 years (4.9).

Conclusions: An outbreak mimicking measles was investigated only to be confirmed as rubella.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Contact Tracing
Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Humans
India / epidemiology
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pregnancy
Rubella / epidemiology*