Government of Jamaica

Rubella

Also called German measles

Notification class: Class 1 notifiable eventHealth care providers report it immediately on suspicion to the Medical Officer of Health at their parish health department, or to the National Surveillance Unit, within 24 hours of contact.
Category: Vaccine-preventable diseases

Case definition

Fever (≥38°C or 100.4°F) and a generalized maculopapular rash.

Specimen

Serum specimen (collected less than 7 days after onset of rash) in a red top tube on ice.

Laboratory

National Public Health Lab (Immunology Section)

Timeline for investigation

48 hours

Source: National Surveillance Manual

How it’s monitored

Reported under fever and rash. The weekly bulletin gives confirmed cases for the year to date, beside last year’s.

The figures

The National Surveillance Unit publishes the latest figures every week.

Weekly bulletins

Dashboards

For health professionals

Case definitions

Forms