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Measles epidemic in Bosnian Serb towns
Monday, 1 June, 2009
A measles epidemic has been declared in the municipalities of Prijedor, Bosanska Dubica, and Kotor Varos [western Bosnia], as 161 people, mainly young people aged 15 to 19 years, have been registered as having measles. This was confirmed by a spokeswoman for the Bosnian Serb Republic Health Institute, Milka Mrdja. The infected were born during the Balkans war and were not immunized against measles.
Travellers to this region should ensure that they are immune to measles either by having a booster MMR vaccination or having a blood test to check.
