Five U.S. airports had travelers pass through with confirmed cases of measles this month, exposing an unknown number of fellow passengers to the highly infectious disease, according to health officials in those cities.
The health department noted Chicago has one of the highest rates of measles, mumps and rubella vaccination in the nation.according to the Virginia Department of HealthIn Austin, an individual with a diagnosed case of measles visited the United Airlines gate area at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Dec. 17,“Measles is an acute, highly contagious viral disease," Dr. Mark Escott, medical director for Austin Public Health, said in a statement.
Travelers queue during the Thanksgiving holiday travel rush at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Nov. 27, 2019. Travelers queue during the Thanksgiving holiday travel rush at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Nov. 27, 2019.Earlier in December, three unvaccinated children who had traveled to a country with an ongoing measles outbreak tested positive for measles when they returned. The children visited several parts of Denver International Airport on Dec.
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