CDC travel alert for measles
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CDC travel alert for measles
CDC issues travel notices for measles in Belgium, Italy, Germany
The CDC yesterday issued travel watches over measles outbreaks in three European countries: Belgium, Italy, and Germany.
In its level 1 advisory, urging travelers to take the usual precautions, the CDC asked travelers to make sure they are protected against measles through vaccination, especially infants ages 6 to 11 months who should receive one dose, and children ages 1 and older who should receive two doses. The agency also urged physicians to keep measles in mind when treating patients who have fever and rash and have recently traveled internationally.
In late March, the World Health Organization said outbreaks in the European region, concentrated in Romania and Italy, were a threat to the area's elimination goals. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in an Apr 7 update that a number of countries have reported ongoing outbreaks that began in 2016, with 4,025 cases reported in 13 countries as of Mar 31.
The CDC had issued a travel notice for Romania in November 2016, and it has also posted travel notices for measles in Indonesia and Guinea.
Apr 17 CDC measles travel notice for Belgium
Apr 17 CDC measles travel notice for Italy
Apr 17 CDC measles travel notice for Germany
Apr 7 ECDC measles epidemiologic update
In the United States, measles activity is low so far this year, with only 28 cases reported as of Mar 25, according to an Apr 6 CDC update. In 2014, a record number of US cases—led by a large outbreak in unvaccinated Amish communities in Ohio—were reported since the country eliminated the disease in 2000.
A handful of states have reported recent localized outbreaks, including Minnesota, which recently reported nine cases, most of them involving unvaccinated children in the Minneapolis Somali community, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported today. California, Michigan, and Nebraska have also reported recent cases.
The CDC yesterday issued travel watches over measles outbreaks in three European countries: Belgium, Italy, and Germany.
In its level 1 advisory, urging travelers to take the usual precautions, the CDC asked travelers to make sure they are protected against measles through vaccination, especially infants ages 6 to 11 months who should receive one dose, and children ages 1 and older who should receive two doses. The agency also urged physicians to keep measles in mind when treating patients who have fever and rash and have recently traveled internationally.
In late March, the World Health Organization said outbreaks in the European region, concentrated in Romania and Italy, were a threat to the area's elimination goals. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in an Apr 7 update that a number of countries have reported ongoing outbreaks that began in 2016, with 4,025 cases reported in 13 countries as of Mar 31.
The CDC had issued a travel notice for Romania in November 2016, and it has also posted travel notices for measles in Indonesia and Guinea.
Apr 17 CDC measles travel notice for Belgium
Apr 17 CDC measles travel notice for Italy
Apr 17 CDC measles travel notice for Germany
Apr 7 ECDC measles epidemiologic update
In the United States, measles activity is low so far this year, with only 28 cases reported as of Mar 25, according to an Apr 6 CDC update. In 2014, a record number of US cases—led by a large outbreak in unvaccinated Amish communities in Ohio—were reported since the country eliminated the disease in 2000.
A handful of states have reported recent localized outbreaks, including Minnesota, which recently reported nine cases, most of them involving unvaccinated children in the Minneapolis Somali community, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported today. California, Michigan, and Nebraska have also reported recent cases.
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