Tag: measles
Measles outbreak in region believed to be from Europe
(CNS): The Public Health Department is issuing an alert for travellers after at least two cases of measles were confirmed in the Caribbean and Central America that appear to have been imported from Europe. There have been no cases of measles in the Cayman Islands since 1990. Local immunisation coverage against the disease is around […]
US measles outbreak leads to local warnings
(CNS): With a growing number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States, officials from Cayman’s Public Health Department are issuing an alert to travellers. People visiting states in the US affected by the outbreak are urged to ensure their family’s immunisations against measles are up to date, as unprotected children are at the […]
Alert issued over US measles outbreak
(CNS): Local public health officials are urging anyone who has been travelling to and from Canada and the United States and develops a fever to seek medical attention immediately. Theres is currently a measles outbreak in the United States, which began in California, and have been several reported cases in Canada this month. Although the Public Health […]
