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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-426/annex/division-RUBELLA/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-426/annex/division-RUBELLA/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2008/426",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 28 April 2008 amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 1589) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/426/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-426",
  "path": "annex/division/RUBELLA/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Laboratory criteria",
  "text": "Laboratory criteria for case confirmation\nAt least one of the following three:\nIsolation of rubella virus from a clinical specimen\nDetection of rubella virus nucleic acid in a clinical specimen\nRubella virus specific antibody response (IgG) in serum or saliva\nLaboratory criteria for probable case\nRubella virus specific antibody response (IgM)\nLaboratory results need to be interpreted according to the vaccination status",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "When rubella in pregnancy is suspected, further confirmation of a positive rubella IgM results is required (e.g. a rubella specific IgG avidity test showing a low avidity). In certain situations, such as confirmed rubella outbreaks detection of rubella virus IgM can be considered confirmatory in non-pregnant cases."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/426/annex/division/RUBELLA/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:16:48.847189+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}