SEATTLE, Apr 9, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A 20-year-old woman aboard a flight to
Seattle from the Netherlands may have put a number of travelers at risk of
contracting measles, officials said.
Travelers on Northwest Airlines Flight 33 to Seattle from Amsterdam and people
at Sea-Tac Airport March 26 should be on the look out for any measles symptoms,
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported.
The woman also took Horizon Airlines Flight 2243 from Seattle to Portland,
health officials said. After the woman had a rash she traveled to Amsterdam on
Northwest Flight 92 March 29, the newspaper said.
Measles, a potentially fatal illness, can begin with symptoms of cough, fever
and a rash on the face. Symptoms may begin within seven to 21 days of being
infected.
Netherlands health authorities reportedly diagnosed the woman with measles April
4 and told U.S. officials about her flights. It is reported that people with
symptoms should be isolated from others and notify a doctor.
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