CDC's travel notice page does include a Level 3 Bundibugyo virus disease notice for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] That does not make Ebola the most useful World Cup health story.

The paper's June 13 major started World Cup health with measles records, and its travel-notice brief turned CDC notices into packing-list tasks. Sunday's Brown posts sharpen the same point: surveillance can name frightening pathogens, but fans still need MMR records first.

CDC says measles vaccination should be planned at least two weeks before international travel, though an unprotected traveler should still get a dose if departure is closer. Two MMR doses provide 97 percent protection, and infants 6 through 11 months who travel should receive an early dose. [2]

The global table explains why tournament movement matters. CDC says measles crosses borders easily, with India, Bangladesh, Yemen and Mexico among the top reported outbreak countries in the provisional WHO data. [3]

MSM can list pathogens. X can surface the scariest names, while the better public-health posts redirect attention to measles. The clinical task is smaller and better: destination, vaccine record, symptoms, exposure and clinic routing.

-- NORA WHITFIELD, Chicago