Numbers

No cases of congenital rubella have been reported in Belgium in the last 10 years, except for one imported case in 2012.

The complete surveillance reports can be found below.

Sciensano & Rubella

Sciensano is primarily active as a National Reference Center for the confirmation of rubella. Sciensano collects data on the occurrence of congenital rubella and is responsible for monitoring the elimination status of rubella in Belgium according to WHO guidelines. The Belgian Official Medicines Control Laboratory (OMCL) of Sciensano, together with the European OMCL network, is responsible for the quality control of the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) and Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Varicella (MMRV) vaccines prior to...