Some five months after an El Al flight attendant contracted measles on a flight from New York to Tel Aviv, the airline employee lost her battle with the disease.
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The 43-year-old woman, who was not named, was hospitalized soon after she was diagnosed with the disease about five months ago. She remained in critical condition and in an induced coma. Over the past several days her situation worsened due to septic shock and she died on Tuesday.
According to officials of the Israeli carrier, she was infected due to a sick passenger on the flight, even though she had been vaccinated in the past. Following the diagnosis, all the other passengers who were on the flight were screened for the disease, and some were administered the vaccine.
"We mourn the loss of our crew member," El Al said in a statement Tuesday. "El Al will continue to comply with the Health Ministry's regulation. We send our heartfelt condolences to the family and will continue to help them in this tragedy."
