--- title: The Disneyland Measles Outbreak Likely Came From Overseas description: An outbreak of measles that began in California’s Disneyland is likely to have come from overseas, health officials said Thursday canonical: https://time.com/3688914/disneyland-measles-outbreak-overseas/ author: Helen Regan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-30T02:51:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T04:00:26.881Z article:section: Health og:title: Disneyland Measles Outbreak Likely Came from Overseas og:description: Virus was carried to the U.S. by a foreign tourist or American returning home. og:url: https://time.com/3688914/disneyland-measles-outbreak-overseas/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c21a87c6a7ff735/69877cb83c1639bae64517ba/measles-arizona_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Mickey Mouse og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Disneyland Measles Outbreak Likely Came from Overseas twitter:description: Virus was carried to the U.S. by a foreign tourist or American returning home. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c21a87c6a7ff735/69877cb83c1639bae64517ba/measles-arizona_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Disneyland Measles Outbreak Likely Came From Overseas > Sponsored content. 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Hong—AP by [Helen Regan](https://time.com/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Jan 30, 2015 2:51 AM UTC An outbreak of [measles](http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/disney-measles-outbreak-came-overseas-cdc-says-n296441) that began in California’s Disneyland is likely to have come from overseas, health officials said Thursday. The highly infectious disease was probably carried into the U.S. by a foreign tourist or an American returning home, NBC News reports. Ninety-four people have now been infected with measles across eight states; 67 of those cases are linked to the Disneyland park. “We don’t know exactly how this outbreak started but we do think it was likely a person infected with measles overseas,” said Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schuchat says the reason for the outbreak is because people are failing to get vaccinated. \[[_NBC_](http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/disney-measles-outbreak-came-overseas-cdc-says-n296441)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3688914/disneyland-measles-outbreak-overseas/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3688914/disneyland-measles-outbreak-overseas/"},"headline":"The Disneyland Measles Outbreak Likely Came From Overseas","datePublished":"2015-01-30T02:51:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:00:26.881Z","description":"Health professionals say the outbreak highlights the need for childhood vaccinations","url":"https://time.com/3688914/disneyland-measles-outbreak-overseas/","keywords":["Infectious Disease","California","Disneyland","measles","vaccinations","outbreak"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c21a87c6a7ff735/69877cb83c1639bae64517ba/measles-arizona_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c21a87c6a7ff735/69877cb83c1639bae64517ba/measles-arizona_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Mickey Mouse","caption":"Mickey Mouse performing during a parade at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., Jan. 22, 2015.","creditText":"Jae C. 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