Rubella virus among pregnant women

ISBN-13: 9786202010122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 64 str.

Esete Yigezu

Opis

Rubella is a contagious viral respiratory tract infection transmitted via airborne droplets. The virus in pregnant women causes miscarriage or stillbirth and/or serious birth defects and chronic diseases collectively called congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). The risk of congenital defects following maternal rubella infection reaches up to 90%.Worldwide it is estimated that more than 110,000 infants are born with congenital rubella syndrome each year. Most of these cases occur in developing countries that have not yet introduced rubella vaccine. There are no recent studies conducted to assess the burden of rubella infection on pregnant women and CRS in Ethiopia.

O autorze

Esete Assefa, the main author, was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 20,1989. After finishing high school at St'Marry catholic school, she performed her Bsc. by medical laboratory in Jimma University. She studied her Msc in clinical laboratory microbiology in AAu. She is working at Ethiopian public health institute(EPHI).