§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 8 November 1995,Official Report, column 978, what are the reasons for the differences in rubella notifications between 1992 and 1993. [5043]
§ Mr. HoramThe number of rubella cases for 1992 was 201.
There was a large increase in rubella notifications, and laboratory confirmed infections, in 1993. The majority of cases were in young men, who form a pool of susceptibles to the disease.