[Rubella in pregnant women in Abidjan (Ivory Coast)]

1,143 serums samples collected from pregnant females at first term were tested for the presence of rubella haemagglutination inhibition antibodies. Rubella antibodies were present in 679 (59.4%) of the pregnant females and 464 (40.6%) were seronegative. No statistically significant difference was found in the prevalence of rubella specific antibodies in three age categories considered. 155 positive serum samples for rubella antibodies (IHA) were tested afterward retrospectively for rubella-specific IgM by ELISA technic, and 14 (9.03%) were positive.