Some Berlin Measles Cases Linked to United States

The Associated Press reported that at least two cases of measles in Berlin appear to have originated in the United States. Other cases have been linked to unvaccinated refugees. Berlin has recently experienced an increase in measles infections.

As quoted in the market news:

Berlin has recorded 347 cases of measles since the start of the year, more than twice the number it had during all of 2014.

Officials believe the outbreak started with a child asylum seeker from Bosnia, because many subsequent infections among refugees were genetically linked.

[Dr. Dirk Werber of Berlin’s state health office] said at least two cases in Berlin have been linked to the United States. One involved a woman who developed symptoms in the United States before travelling to Berlin; a second involved a child who developed the infection after returning from the U.S.

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