# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/945 of 22 June 2018 on the communicable diseases and related special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance as well as relevant case definitions (Text with EEA relevance), Division: Laboratory Criteria

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

At least one of the following four:
Isolation of rubella virus from a clinical specimen
Detection of Rubella virus nucleic acid
Rubella virus specific antibody response (IgM)
Persistence of rubella IgG between 6 and 12 months of age (at least two samples with similar concentration of rubella IgG)
Laboratory results need to be interpreted according to the vaccination status

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/945/annex/II/division/3/division/3.37/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-945/annex-II/division-3/division-3.37/division-2
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