Friday 23 January 2015

Disneyland measles outbreak puts California on alert

People visit Disneyland on January 22, 2015 in Anaheim, California California is battling a surge of measles cases clustered around the famous Disneyland theme park, despite the virus being all but eliminated in the United States, authorities said Thursday. Fifty-nine cases have been recorded since the end of December, the California Department of Public Health reported, urging people to get themselves vaccinated -- in the face of a movement against the vaccinations over concerns about links to autism in children. "Of the confirmed cases, 42 have been linked to Disneyland or Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California," the health department said.




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