| rubella 1974 and its aftermath, congenital rubella syndrome. | an epidemic of rubella reached its peak in the atlantic provinces in 1974, subsiding in early 1975. with the exception of quebec the remainder of canada showed a reverse trend, with a large increase in the numbers of cases reported in the first 41/2 months of 1975. the halifax virus laboratory reported 106 serologically proven cases of rubella in 1974, 44 of them in pregnant women. in the aftermath of the epidemic many infants were born with the congenital rubella syndrome (crs). a study carried ... | 1976 | 1253045 |