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Travel Health - Fact Sheets

Below you will find various Fact Sheets that may help you with your travel planning.


Rubella (German Measles)

A viral infection spread by droplets.

  • Symptoms include rash, fever, swollen glands
  • Less commonly, bruising, bleeding, and encephalitis (brain inflammation)
  • Infected pregnant women have a high risk of having babies with severe malformations
  • It is now given combined with measles and mumps vaccination

Rubella is a routine vaccination which may need to be updated prior to travel.