Measles Outbreak Declared Over in California
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iStock/Thinkstock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The measles outbreak that began in Disneyland last year and spread across the country was declared over in California Friday.
The outbreak, which began in December 2014, infected 131 people in the Golden State. No new cases have been reported there in 42 days.
“We are pleased this outbreak is over, but caution that measles can be reintroduced in California at any time when an infected person brings it to the state,” Dr. Karen Smith, the director of the California Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “The best defense for protection against the highly infectious measles is vaccination.”
The outbreak began in Anaheim and spread nationwide among mostly those who were unvaccinated. In its wake, state lawmakers are trying to pass a controversial bill that would require parents to immunize their children.
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