Mexico on high alert for travellers as US faces second largest measles outbreak in almost two decades
A man stands in front of thermal camera, set up to screen outgoing passengers as a precaution against the spread of swine flu, at the international airport in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 10, 2009.
The expansion of the measles epidemic in the US faces its second largest outbreak in two decades has activated alerts in Mexico. Mexico's Ministry of Health has issued a travel alert to the United States due to imported cases in Mexico. Director of Mexico City's Public Health System, Jorge Ochoa, spotted a case of a Mexican who was infected with measles while visiting New York.
"We have established permanent communication with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. They have informed us when there's someone infected travelling from the United States to Mexico. Also in the country's entry points, we've designated personnel to spot and check these cases," the health services director said.
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