UK case of congenital rubella can be linked to Greek cases

Abstract
EDITOR—Giannakos et al reported on four infants with congenital rubella syndrome born in Greece after an outbreak of rubella that peaked in January 1999.1 We report a case of congenital rubella in Scotland late in 1999 that can also be linked to this outbreak. At least four universities in the United Kingdom (three in England and one in Scotland) reported outbreaks of rubella early in 1999, all of which included students from Greece.2 In Grampian, Scotland, 39 reported cases were …