California measles identical to type found in Philippines
By ROSANNA XIA AND RONG-GONG LIN II
LATimes.com
Feb. 17,2015
This measles virus shares the same genetic material as the type most commonly found in the Philippines, according to lab tests of the virus.
The highly contagious disease is a much larger problem in the Philippines, where more than 50,000 were sickened and 110 were killed in the last year.
Scientists said the findings make it likely that the virus originated in the Philippines. But they still don’t know exactly how it got into the United States and ultimately to Disneyland.
There is also a Philippines connection to at least two other measles outbreaks in 2014.
This measles virus shares the same genetic material as the type most commonly found in the Philippines, according to lab tests of the virus.
The highly contagious disease is a much larger problem in the Philippines, where more than 50,000 were sickened and 110 were killed in the last year.
Scientists said the findings make it likely that the virus originated in the Philippines. But they still don’t know exactly how it got into the United States and ultimately to Disneyland.
There is also a Philippines connection to at least two other measles outbreaks in 2014.
This measles virus shares the same genetic material as the type most commonly found in the Philippines, according to lab tests of the virus.
The highly contagious disease is a much larger problem in the Philippines, where more than 50,000 were sickened and 110 were killed in the last year.
Scientists said the findings make it likely that the virus originated in the Philippines. But they still don’t know exactly how it got into the United States and ultimately to Disneyland.
There is also a Philippines connection to at least two other measles outbreaks in 2014.
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