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CDC warns additional measles cases in US are expected amid upcoming travel season
Taiwan raised Japan to Level 1 watch after confirming 299 measles cases there this year and identifying 274 contacts to monitor.
- On Tuesday, Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control confirmed the country's first measles case imported from Japan in seven years, raising its travel advisory for Japan to Level 1 "Watch."
- The patient, a Taiwanese man in his 30s, visited Nagoya earlier this month while unvaccinated and developed fever and cough after returning home on April 16.
- Japan reported 299 measles cases as of April 15 this year, with 56 new infections last week; Taiwanese authorities identified 274 contacts for monitoring until May 12.
- CDC Director-General Lo Yi-chun advised adults born in or after 1966 to consult clinics for measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations two to four weeks before traveling to affected areas.
- Taiwan has recorded nine measles cases this year, including two domestic and seven imported; health officials urge travelers to monitor symptoms for three weeks after returning home.
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