CDC Updates Measles Travel Advisory, Outbreaks Now in 46 Countries Outside of US

CDC Updates Measles Travel Advisory, Outbreaks Now in 46 Countries Outside of US
A thin-section transmission electron micrograph (TEM) reveals the ultrastructural appearance of a single virus particle, or “virion,” of the measles virus. CDC via Getty Images
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its travel advisory, adding two countries to its list of travel destinations experiencing outbreaks of measles.

On March 13, the agency issued a Level 1 travel advisory to 46 countries in response to a global outbreak of measles.

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