The source of the Disneyland measles outbreak that has infected more than 100 people may never be identified, according to a Reuters report.
A senior California health official announced this week that authorities have found the strain responsible for the outbreak is the same strain that has led to an outbreak in Philippines, leading them to suspect the source was an infected traveler.
Despite the information officials have gathered after genotyping specimen from 30 of California's measles patients, finding the source of the outbreak remains improbable, according to Gil Chavez, MD, deputy director of the California Department of Health.
"It is unlikely that the source of this outbreak will be identified, and although identifying the source would be of interest, our immediate goal is to stop the outbreak and it is not necessary to know the source to do this," Dr. Chavez told Reuters.
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