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The US is warning pregnant women not to travel to Japan - Quartz
Japan is in the midst of a rubella outbreak, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising pregnant women against traveling to the country.
In its level 2 alert, which advises “enhanced precautions,” the CDC said that only women who have been vaccinated against rubella, or German measles, should go to Japan.
Almost 1,300 cases of rubella have been reported (link in Japanese) in Japan this year, more than 10 times (link in Japanese) the number of cases recorded last year. Most of the cases have been reported in and around Tokyo, all densely populated areas.
Japan is in the midst of a rubella outbreak, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising pregnant women against traveling to the country.
In its level 2 alert, which advises “enhanced precautions,” the CDC said that only women who have been vaccinated against rubella, or German measles, should go to Japan.
Almost 1,300 cases of rubella have been reported (link in Japanese) in Japan this year, more than 10 times (link in Japanese) the number of cases recorded last year. Most of the cases have been reported in and around Tokyo, all densely populated areas.