一名访问西雅图的加拿大游客的麻疹病例引发了接种疫苗的健康警报。 A measles case in a Canadian tourist who visited Seattle sparks health alerts over vaccination.

4月30日至5月3日,一名加拿大游客访问了西雅图地区,后来被诊断为麻疹。 A Canadian tourist visited Seattle-area locations from April 30 to May 3 and was later diagnosed with measles. 个人的疫苗接种状况不得而知,他们可能暴露了他人。 The individual's vaccination status is unknown, and they may have exposed others. 麻疹具有高度传染性,有可能影响到10个未接种疫苗的人中的9个。 Measles is highly contagious, potentially affecting up to nine out of ten unvaccinated people. 卫生官员敦促访问名单所列地点的人检查其疫苗接种状况。 Health officials urge people who visited the listed locations to check their vaccination status. 这是麻疹病例激增的一部分,今年在美国报告的麻疹病例超过1 000例,是自1990年代初以来最高的。 This case is part of a surge in measles cases, with over 1,000 reported this year in the U.S., the highest since the early 1990s.