Measles in travelers: are we aware enough?
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.
Muñoz
Jose
J
Centre de Salut Internacional, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain. jmunozg@clinic.ub.es
Alonso
David
D
Vilella
Anna
A
Naniche
Denise
D
Costa
Jose
J
Gascón
Joaquim
J
D000328:Adult; D005076:Exanthema / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000821:virology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D008459:Measles virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009073:Mozambique; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D013030:Spain; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel; D014329:Tropical Climate