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Measles in the 21st Century, a Continuing Preventable Risk to Travelers: Data From the GeoSentinel Global Network.

Measles in the 21st Century, a Continuing Preventable Risk to Travelers: Data From the GeoSentinel Global Network.

Lead Author: Mark J Sotir Published: Jan 01, 2016

Journal

Clinical infectious diseases

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ839

PubMed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26400996

Abstract

Measles remains a risk for travelers, with 94 measles diagnoses reported to the GeoSentinel network from 2000 to 2014, two-thirds since 2010. Asia was the most common exposure region, then Africa and Europe. Efforts to reduce travel-associated measles should target all vaccine-eligible travelers, including catch-up vaccination of susceptible adults.