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An outbreak of rubella in Chandigarh, India
K Madhanraj1, N Singh, M Gupta
1Departments 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.
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.
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