Abstract:
Rubella IS predominantly a childhood disease and is endemic throughout the world
However, the primary public health concern of rubella virus Infection is its teratogenicity
The development of a vaccine and implementation of vaccination strategies, have
substantially reduced the incidence of the disease and in turn, congenital rubella syndrome
in developed countries. Clinical diagnosis of rubella may be difficult. Serodiagnosis is
important to confirm the disease Serosurveys could determine the prevalence of IgG
antibodies to rubella, among females of child bearing age Therefore, this study was
conducted to determine the seroprevalence of rubella antibody One hundred seventy SIX
females between the ages 15-49 years participated in this study The details of the research
project was explained to the participants informed, written consent was obtained. The
prevalence of rubella IgG amongst this study group was 898 percent. The rubella vaccine
was administered to the 18 (102percent ) susceptible participants, who did not have
immunity in this community More extensive studies that include the male le population
should also be carried out to evaluate the seroprevalence of anti rubella antibodies in this
community
