When millions of soccer fans from 48 countries began filling stadiums, Fan Fests, and airports across 16 cities this month, public health departments across the United States were already on high alert. But not for the disease making international headlines.
"Measles is probably our top worry," James Garrow, communications director for Philadelphia's Department of Public Health, told CIDRAP News. "We've already put out communications to our regional healthcare providers about what to look for."
