Measles outbreak--California, December 2014-February 2015

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Feb 20;64(6):153-4.

Abstract

On January 5, 2015, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) was notified about a suspected measles case. The patient was a hospitalized, unvaccinated child, aged 11 years with rash onset on December 28. The only notable travel history during the exposure period was a visit to one of two adjacent Disney theme parks located in Orange County, California. On the same day, CDPH received reports of four additional suspected measles cases in California residents and two in Utah residents, all of whom reported visiting one or both Disney theme parks during December 17-20. By January 7,seven California measles cases had been confirmed, and CDPH issued a press release and an Epidemic Information Exchange (Epi-X) notification to other states regarding this outbreak. Measles transmission is ongoing.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • California / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
  • Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Measles / epidemiology*
  • Measles / prevention & control
  • Measles Vaccine / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Travel
  • Vaccination / statistics & numerical data
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Measles Vaccine