A cruise of 300 people was quarantined for measles in Brazil

The authorities in Curaçao on Friday discussed the response to a cruise ship with 300 pbadengers aboard heading to this Caribbean Caribbean island after being quarantined in Santa Lucia due to a confirmed case of measles.

The ship left Santa Lucia Thursday late after two days of quarantine. Authorities said the ship's doctor had asked for 100 vaccines after a diagnosis of measles had been diagnosed in a woman's crew.

Health officials did not immediately respond to a request for a declaration.

The 134-meter Freewinds ship belongs to the Church of Scientology, according to transcendent. Church officials did not respond to messages for comment.

It is expected that the ship will arrive on Saturday morning in Curacao, where it is normally when it is not sailing.

The Curaçao epidemiologist, Izzy Gerstenbluth, said that the sick crew member had arrived in Curaçao from Europe on April 17 and that she had consulted a doctor on April 22 because she had cold symptoms A blood sample was taken and on April 29 it was confirmed that he had measles. At that time, the ship had departed for Saint Lucia and the health authorities had sent the warning.

Authorities asked people who visited the ship between April 22nd and April 28th to undergo a medical examination.

The boat is usually moored on the Dutch island of Curacao, in the Caribbean, and serves as a religious retreat, according to the church's website.

Some of the symptoms of measles are runny nose, fever and rash with red spots. Most people get better, but measles can also cause pneumonia, brain inflammation and, in some cases, death.

So far this year, more than 700 people have contracted measles in 22 US states. The federal authorities say that this recrudescence is due to misinformation about vaccines.