Measles transmission in an international airport — Taiwan, March–April 2018

On March 23, 2018, Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TCDC) was notified by the Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases of a measles case in a Taiwanese man aged 32 years, with an unknown vaccination history. The patient had traveled from Taiwan to Bangkok, Thailand, where measles was widespread, during March 1 –4. He returned to Taiwan on March 4, went to work, and developed fever and cough on March 14. On March 17, he flew from international airport A in Taiwan to Okinawa, Japan, where he developed rash on March 19 and was confirmed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testing t o have measles.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research