There is no reason to be alarmed about the rise in German measles cases. That's according to Professor Adrian Puren, from the ...

Rubella spreads through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes, making schools and crowded areas ...

According to Tshwane MMC for Health, Tshegofatso Mashabela, current low vaccination rates have contributed significantly to the outbreak.

Immunity gaps created during the Covid pandemic are thought to have led to a spike in rubella cases in 2024. The National ...

South Africa has had more than 10 000 reported cases of German measles and rubella this year, with children between the ages ...

But many adolescents and young adults not given the MMR as infants are now catching measles. We may also see future outbreaks of rubella - German measles - in this age group, a particular concern ...

Gauteng and the Western Cape have emerged as the provinces with the highest number of rubella cases, as South Africa battles ...

The Health Department says the majority of rubella cases picked up in the country have been recorded in KZN, Gauteng and the ...

Rubella, also known as German measles, is a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable viral disease. According to the health department, the disease spreads from person to person through droplets ...

CAPE TOWN - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed a rubella, commonly known as German measles, outbreak in South Africa. The NICD said the outbreak is primarily ...

For most people alive today, polio, smallpox, tetanus, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria and birth defects due to rubella (German measles) are distant rumors. But in the early 1800’s half of all ...