The Government of American Samoa declares a measles outbreak in the US territory, a move that will lead to the closure of public schools and a ban on gatherings in parks.
A measles outbreak has been declared in American Samoa, a move that will see public schools closed and gatherings in parks banned.
American Samoa will receive vaccines from authorities in the US mainlandAnnouncing the outbreak on Friday, the Government said nine cases had been recorded in the US territory.As for the other four people who tested positive for measles,"we're suspecting that is local transmission, meaning that it's most likely that some of these travellers did transmit the measles virus to them, causing them to be sick," Health Department epidemiologist Aifili John Tufa said.
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