A record number of measles cases is hitting the U.S. this year. Who is being affected?
Unaware he had measles, a man traveled from N.Y. to Michigan, infecting 39 peopleTravel can spread measles quickly from one community to another. A child who flew to the United States from Israel brought measles into Brooklyn, public health officials said, and then an infected member of that community drove to Michigan, creating an outbreak there. Outbreaks have also branched out from Brooklyn to other parts of New York, Connecticut and Baltimore County.
Measles cropped up in Los Angeles this year after a traveler brought it home from Vietnam. Then a second traveler brought it from Thailand. California’s largest outbreak — near Sacramento — came from a visitor to the Philippines, according to state health officials.
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