ATLANTA — With the peak summer travel season under way, the Centers for ******* Control and Prevention (***) is reminding travellers to Europe and other global destinations to take steps to protect themselves against measles amid outbreaks of the *******.

More than 14,000 cases of measles have been reported in Europe since January 2016, according to the European Centre for ******* Prevention and Control. In the past year, 35 people across Europe have **** from the *******, according to the ***** Health Organization.

Measles cases have been reported in 15 European countries in 2017: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech ********, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, reports the European Centre for ******* Prevention and Control.

*** has issued travel health notices for five European countries with measles outbreaks since ******** 2016; the most recent was France on July 7. The others are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Romania.

The *** recommends that anyone who isn’t protected against measles, either through vaccination or past infection, should get vaccinated, including before international travel. This simple step protects both travelers and people back home. Travellers should see their health care professional at least 4-6 weeks before any international travel. You may need this much time to complete a vaccine series, and your body needs time to build up immunity.