Incidence, clinical features and estimated costs of congenital rubella syndrome after a large rubella outbreak in Recife, Brazil, 1999-2000.

Background: During 1998-2000, a large rubella outbreak was reported from Recife, the capital municipality of Pernambuco State, in northeastern Brazil. In 2002, a study was conducted to assess the burden of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) after this outbreak.

Methods: To describe the rubella outbreak, we analyzed data available from the National Notifiable Disease System.