Missed Opportunities for Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccination Among Departing U.S. Adult Travelers Receiving Pretravel Health Consultations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measles outbreaks continue to occur in the United States and are mostly due to infections in returning travelers.

Objective

To describe how providers assessed the measles immunity status of departing U.S. adult travelers seeking pretravel consultation and to assess reasons given for nonvaccination among those considered eligible to receive the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Design

Observational study in U.S. pretravel clinics.

Setting

24 sites associated with Global TravEpiNet (GTEN), a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded consortium.

Patients

Adults (born in or after 1957) attending pretravel consultations at GTEN sites (2009 to 2014).

Measurements

Structured questionnaire completed by traveler and provider during

SUBMITTER: Hyle EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5513758 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature