Rubella Virus Infection, the Congenital Rubella Syndrome, and the Link to Autism.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Sep 22;16(19):3543. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193543.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019.
PMID: 31546693
Free PMC article.
Review.
As many as 8%-13% of children with CRS developed autism during the rubella epidemic of the 1960s compared to the background rate of about 1 new case per 5000 children. Rubella infection and CRS are now rare in the U.S. and in Europe due to widespread vaccination. Ho …
As many as 8%-13% of children with CRS developed autism during the rubella epidemic of the 1960s compared to the background rate of a …