Rubella is usually a mild illness in children, only half will develop a rash.

The concern is for pregnant women. If a woman gets rubella early in her pregnancy, the baby could die or be born severely handicapped.

For more information on the rubella outbreak in Southwestern Ontario, click on the reliable links below:

• Middlesex-London Health Unit: Rubella Identified in Middlesex-London
• Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care: More than 80 cases of Rubella Confirmed
• Oxford Health Unit: Rubella Outbreak
• Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care: Immunization: Measles, Mumps & Rubella Vaccine