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CDC alerts providers about infectious diseases in Afghan evacueesThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday sent a Health Alert Network notice to health providers warning that cases of measles and mumps have been detected in people recently evacuated from Afghanistan.So far, 16 cases of measles and 4 cases of mumps have been reported among Afghan refugees and US citizens who were recently airlifted from Afghanistan.

The CDC said continued vigilance is needed, and evacuees who are in the United States are required to receive the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and complete a 21-day quarantine after vaccination at designated locations.

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