Measles outbreak infects Hong Kong airport staff

Bloomberg

Hong Kong’s Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of measles that has infected three workers at the city’s airport.
The trio, employees at the Hong Kong International Airport, each developed a rash last week, according to a government statement.
Another two cases were announced on Saturday, one involving a man working for an airline and the other, a 11-month-old girl.
The man travelled to countries including Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines during the incubation and communicable periods, according to a separate government statement.
He was a pilot with Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Radio Television Hong Kong reported, citing the government.

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