CALIFORNIA — Five Disney employees have been diagnosed with measles, three have fully recovered.
After Orange County health officials notified Disneyland of the measles cases on January 7, “we immediately began to communicate to our cast to raise awareness,” the theme park’s chief medical officer, Dr. Pamela Hymel, said in a statement.
Disneyland refers to its employees as cast members.
“For the time being, if you are not vaccinated, or if you have an infant who is too young to be vaccinated, you should avoid going to Disneyland,” said Dr. Gil Chavez of the California Department of Public Health.
A quarter of those who have contracted the disease have been hospitalized.
Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955.
It is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney.
