TY - JOUR AU - Al Hammoud, Roukaya AU - Murphy, James AU - PĂ©rez, Norma T1 - Imported Congenital Rubella Syndrome, United States, 2017 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 4 SP - 800 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Although transmission of rubella virus within the United States is rare, the risk for imported cases persists. We describe a rubella case in a newborn, conceived in Saudi Arabia, in Texas during 2017, highlighting the importance of active surveillance and early diagnosis of this disease. KW - Congenital KW - rubella KW - pregnant KW - fever KW - rash KW - arthralgia KW - leucocoria KW - pulmonary stenosis KW - cataract KW - newborn KW - cardiac deceleration KW - systolic heart murmur KW - neonatal reflexes KW - diffuse coarse trabecular pattern KW - striated appearance of the metaphysis KW - lucent linear areas KW - Saudi Arabia KW - United States KW - viruses DO - 10.3201/eid2404.171540 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/4/17-1540_article ER - End of Reference