The Icelandic Center for Infectious Diseases has confirmed that an adult traveler infected with measles traveled onboard two Icelandair flights on May 30. 300 travelers were onboard the two flights from Berlin to Keflavík and then from Keflavík to Toronto. The traveler had traveled to Berlin from Kiev in the Ukraine.
The local newspaper Fréttablaðið reports that the airline has managed to contact most of the people with information from the Icelandic health authorities about what to do if they feel the symptoms of measles. A measles infection can cause severe complications, including death. Infected individuals usually develop symptoms in 10-14 days, but it can take the symptoms up to three weeks to materialize.
Vaccination for measles is not required by law in Iceland, but measles vaccination has been part of the childhood vaccination of all Icelanders receive. Daycare centers and schools require vaccination records for children. However, there are always some individuals who for some reason are not vaccinated. The Icelandic health authorities have used the opportunity to encourage all Icelanders to check their vaccination records and get vaccinated for measles and other infectious diseases.
The Icelandic Center for Infectious Diseases has confirmed that an adult traveler infected with measles traveled onboard two Icelandair flights on May 30. 300 travelers were onboard the two flights from Berlin to Keflavík and then from Keflavík to Toronto. The traveler had traveled to Berlin from Kiev in the Ukraine.
The local newspaper Fréttablaðið reports that the airline has managed to contact most of the people with information from the Icelandic health authorities about what to do if they feel the symptoms of measles. A measles infection can cause severe complications, including death. Infected individuals usually develop symptoms in 10-14 days, but it can take the symptoms up to three weeks to materialize.
Vaccination for measles is not required by law in Iceland, but measles vaccination has been part of the childhood vaccination of all Icelanders receive. Daycare centers and schools require vaccination records for children. However, there are always some individuals who for some reason are not vaccinated. The Icelandic health authorities have used the opportunity to encourage all Icelanders to check their vaccination records and get vaccinated for measles and other infectious diseases.
