…Amid rising measles cases internationally and in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued an alert to health providers urging them to ensure that children as young as 6 months old receive the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine before traveling internationally.

In its latest weekly update, the CDC reported 13 more measles cases from 17 jurisdictions, raising the total so far this year to 58. The number of 2024 cases so far now equals the number reported for all of 2023.

Most US cases linked to international travel

In its Health Alert Network notice, 54 of 58 cases this year have links to international travel, the CDC said, which most of them involving children ages 12 months and older who hadn’t received MMR vaccination. “Many countries, including travel destinations such as Austria, the Philippines, Romania, and the United Kingdom, are experiencing measles outbreaks,” the CDC said…

Source: CDC measles alert urges MMR vaccine for youngest international travelers | CIDRAP