A man has been diagnosed with the measles in the Tel Aviv area, the Israeli Health Ministry announced on Sunday, as the virus, which was near-eradicated in the West, makes a global resurgence.
The man arrived in Israel on Friday morning from London via El Al flight LY318, took the train to Tel Aviv University and then dined at the Meat Bar restaurant in the Tel Aviv suburb of Herzliya on Saturday night, the ministry said.
It urged anyone who may have come in contact with the man to ensure that they are fully vaccinated.
An unvaccinated 18-month-old died of measles in Jerusalem in 2018 during a local spike in cases, marking Israel’s first recorded measles fatality in 15 years.
In 2019, a 43-year-old Israeli flight attendant who had been vaccinated with one dose of the two-stage inoculation died of complications related to the disease after contracting measles on a flight.