Multiple Measles Transmission Events Associated With a Single Traveler Arriving in the United States, May 2025
Measles transmission may occur during travel. Measles vaccination is recommended prior to international travel for all travelers aged 6 months or older. Travelers with fever and other overt signs of transmissible illness, such as coughing or malaise, should be strongly encouraged to delay travel while symptomatic.
Authors
- Alida M. Gertz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8025-3793)
- Jennifer Fowler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6893-7172)
- Catherine Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9394-8516)
- Meghan M Barnes
- Adria D Mathis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1119-095X)
- Shannon Gearhart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9005-830X)
- Emma Stanislawski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0341-9494)
- Brian S. Wakeman
- David E. Sugerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0191-5467)
- Kelley Raines
- Amanda Reiff Metz
- Sara B. Bowman
- Jayne Griffith
- Jessica Prince-Guerra
- Danni Pinnick
- Kristen Pringle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7154-7874)
- Sundari Mase
- Thuy Kim
- Francis Chu
- Heather Colley
- Erin Phipps
- Abbi Berg
- Kimberly Singler
- Thomas D Filardo
- Sara Lovett
Institutions
- New Mexico Department of Health (US)
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (US)
- California Department of Public Health (US)
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (US)
- North Dakota Department of Health (US)
- National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (US)
- South Dakota Department of Health (US)
- Minnesota Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiag129
- Primary Topic
- Travel-related health issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00