The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
Trends of congenital rubella syndrome among infants (0–11 months old) in India: a multicentre hospital-based sentinel surveillance (2016–2025)
By Devika Shanmugasundaram, Sanjay Verma, Shalini Tripathi and 22 others.
Abstract
Summary: Background: India aims to eliminate measles and rubella by 2026. In this study we analysed surveillance data from 2016 to 2025 from a facility-based surveillance of 16 sentinel sites across India to understand the burden and trend of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS).




