Suspected Measles Case on Cruise Ship ? Exposure to Alaskans Unlikely

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Suspected Measles Case on Cruise Ship ? Exposure to Alaskans Unlikely
Distributed via AK PHAN
September 12, 2014


On September 11, 2014, the Alaska Section of Epidemiology was notified by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Anchorage Quarantine Station of a suspected measles (rubeola) case associated with the cruise industry. An adult crew member had recent contact with a confirmed measles case abroad, and subsequently developed classic clinical symptoms of measles on September 9 while onboard a ship in Alaska waters.

The patient had international and domestic air travel as well as cruise travel while infectious...

 

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Re: Suspected Measles Case on Cruise Ship ? Exposure to Alaskans Unlikely

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Measles case confirmed in Alaska
Posted: Monday, September 15, 2014 12:00 am | Updated: 7:20 am, Mon Sep 15, 2014.

Staff Report

FAIRBANKS ? The Alaska Section of Epidemiology has released an alert notifying the public of a case of measles in Alaska.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Anchorage Quarantine Station alerted epidemiology of the case, which involved a crew member on a cruise ship traveling in Alaska waters. The crew member, who had recently traveled abroad, had contact with a measles patient and developed symptoms of measles Sept. 9...