A person infected with measles flew on a transpacific flight and passed through Los Angeles International Airport last week, potentially exposing other passengers to the highly contagious disease.
This latest case comes as travelers surge into Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area for the FIFA World Cup, and as measles is on the upswing — posing a particular risk to the unvaccinated, including infants who are too young to be inoculated and for whom the disease can be especially dangerous.
“I think they seem to be popping up more and more often,” said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a UC San Francisco infectious diseases expert, “and that’s because it really reflects how much measles there is — not just in the U.S. or even Mexico and Canada, but around the world.”…