Skin of a patient after 3 days of measles infection. (CDC)
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) – The
California Department of Public Health reported Wednesday
that the measles outbreak that started in Southern California
has grown to 95 cases in eight states and Mexico.
The department said 79 of those cases are in California and
10 of those cases involve Bay Area residents. Fifty-two cases
can be linked directly to measles exposure at Disneyland.
In the Bay Area, there are six measles cases in Alameda
County, two cases in San Mateo County and two cases in Santa
Clara County.