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Rubella — Japan
A new report from Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Disease (NIID) indicates the Rubella virus outbreak continues to spread. As of [4 Sep 2019], there have been 2156 Rubella cases reported by the NIID during 2019.
This is an increase of about 260 rubella cases in Japan since July 2019. On a local basis, the city of Tokyo has reported 37% of Japan’s 2019 Rubella cases.
Since Rubella is very dangerous for a pregnant woman and her developing baby, the US Centers for Disease Control