Five people returning from the Middle East confirmed to be infected with measles; Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare urges caution. Measles is prevalent in Europe and Southeast Asia, and in Japan, a man and a woman living in Osaka, Aichi, and Gifu prefectures who were on a passenger plane arriving at Kansai Airport from the United Arab Emirates late last month were infected.
"There is a possibility that the infection will spread in the country in the future," Takemi said.