Title
Measles transmission in immunized and partially immunized air travellers.
Author(s)
Coleman, K P
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.
Publication information
Epidemiol Infect . 2010 Jul;138(7):1012-5. doi: 10.1017/S0950268809991129. Epub 2009 Nov 2.
Date Issued
2010-07-01
Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Epidemiology and infection
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