Congenital Rubella
Lead investigator
Pat Tookey
NCRSP Coordinator
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics
UCL Institute of Child Health
30 Guilford Street
London
WC1N 1EH
Email: Pat Tookey
Overview
- The study aims to monitor the effectiveness of the rubella immunisation programme by determining the incidence of congenital rubella and investigating the circumstances surrounding any new cases.
- Fewer than 20 congenital rubella births have been reported altogether since 1997, and only a handful of rubella-associated terminations (Tookey 2004, BPSU Annual Report 2008-2009).
- About half of the recently reported infants had mothers who acquired infection abroad in early pregnancy, generally in their country of origin.
- Most of the remaining cases were children with mothers who, though they acquired infection in the UK or Ireland, were born abroad.
Duration: Started January 1990. Current approval runs until April 2014.
Funding: The NCRSP was previously funded by the MRC. It is currently supported by contributions from the HPA and the Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, ICH.
Ethical approval: Approved by London MREC (ref:05/MRE02/2).
Further Information
Support Group: SENSE
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