Israel’s Ministry of Health is alerting the public about recent exposure to measles patients.

The first alert involves a Turkish Airlines flight number TK0786 from Istanbul to Ben-Gurion Airport. The flight took off from Istanbul on December 11, 2018 at 1:15PM and landed at 2:40PM in Israel.

Additionally, a second alert was issued about a measles patient that traveled on buses in Israel on December 13, 2018.

The following public transport passengers from Rehovot and Bnei Brak were exposed to measles:

1. Bus 319, a bus that left Rehovot to Bnei Brak at 7:00PM.
2. Bus line 979, which left Bnei Brak for Tzefas at 9:00PM.

The ministry stated that passengers on that flight and on those buses born after 1957 and are not vaccinated with two doses against measles should contact the nearest health office to determine the need for a measles vaccination.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)