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Mumps fell from more than 162,000 cases annually to 429 and rubella from nearly 48,000 to three.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Over the next 25 years, there would be 51.2 million cases of measles, 9.9 million cases of rubella and 4.3 million cases of poliomyelitis.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Related article Can forgotten rubella children of the ’60s hold clue for Zika babies?
Among women who are infected with rubella early in pregnancy, there’s a 90% chance the baby will have congenital rubella syndrome.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
There are also trials of new vaccines against typhoid and Shigella, and one to explore whether vaccinations against cholera, typhoid, measles, and rubella can be combined.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Over the next 25 years, there would be 51.2 million cases of measles, 9.9 million cases of rubella and 4.3 million cases of poliomyelitis.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Related article Can forgotten rubella children of the ’60s hold clue for Zika babies?
Among women who are infected with rubella early in pregnancy, there’s a 90% chance the baby will have congenital rubella syndrome.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
There are also trials of new vaccines against typhoid and Shigella, and one to explore whether vaccinations against cholera, typhoid, measles, and rubella can be combined.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Rubella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubella. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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rubella
noun
ru·bel·la
rü-ˈbel-ə 
Medical Definition
rubella
noun
ru·bel·la
rü-ˈbel-ə
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