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PSA from Public Health Nurses: Measles Travel Notices

 

The Barnstable County Public Health Nurses would like to you to know that measles is a concern for several popular travel destinations. Countries with current measles travel notices include: England, Italy, France, Greece, Romania, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine, Israel, Kazakhstan, Columbia, Brazil, Congo, Madagascar, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan.

What can you do? Everyone 6 months and older needs the measles vaccine before international travel.