| “Suspected” CRS |
| Includes any infant less than one year old, presenting with heart disease, suspicion of |
| deafness, or one or more of the following eye signs: cataract, diminished vision, nystagmus, |
| squint, microphthalmus, congenital glaucoma, or where the mother has a history of suspected |
| or confirmed rubella during pregnancy even when the infant shows no signs of CRS. |
| “Clinically confirmed” CRS |
| Includes any infant less than one year old who has at least two of the complications listed in |
| (a) or one in (a) and one in (b) below: |
| (a) Cataract, congenital glaucoma, congenital heart disease, loss of hearing, pigmentary retinopathy |
| (b) Purpura, splenomegaly, radiolucent bone disease, jaundice that begins within 24 hours after birth. |
| “Laboratory confirmed” CRS |
| Includes any infant less than one year old, with clinically-confirmed CRS who has a positive |
| blood test for rubella specific IgM or in whom rubella virus is detected in specimens from |
| pharynx or urine. |
| CRS: congenital rubella syndrome. |
