Measles in travelers: are we aware enough?

J Travel Med. 2008 Mar-Apr;15(2):124-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00190.x.

Abstract

Measles is still an important public health concern in most developing countries. Nonimmune or single-dose vaccinees traveling to high-endemic countries should be advised on the risk of acquiring the infection. We describe two cases of imported measles in Spanish travelers.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Exanthema / virology
  • Female
  • Fever / virology
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Measles / diagnosis*
  • Measles / virology
  • Measles virus / isolation & purification*
  • Mozambique
  • Primary Prevention / methods
  • Spain
  • Thailand
  • Travel*
  • Tropical Climate