title: Measles transmission in immunized and partially immunized air travellers.
abstract: Most cases of measles in Australia are associated with travel or acquired from travellers from overseas. This study presents a series of three secondary cases of measles acquired through contact with a case of infectious measles acquired in China. Two of the cases were fully immunized siblings sitting eight rows behind the index case on a 4(1/2)-h flight from Singapore. The third case was acquired in the airport where the index case was in transit. The report highlights the travel-associated risk of measles and discusses the heredity of vaccine-induced measles immunity.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Disease Control, Department of Health and Families, Northern Territory Government, Australia. kerryn.coleman@health.gov.au
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Markey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000401:Aircraft; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D008458:Measles Vaccine; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D008458:Measles Vaccine