title: Measles outbreak--California, December 2014-February 2015.
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.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zipprich
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hacker
authors.forename: Dongxiang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watt
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harriman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008458:Measles Vaccine