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today , the gates foundation the vaccination exemption rate among kindergarten students in california experienced its worst measles epidemic in more than a decade , with 16,400 reported cases , 3,390 hospital admissions , and 75 deaths .
health officials said there were pockets across the state , including wealthy neighborhoods in los angeles and orange counties and los angeles ( ap ) — seventy people have been infected in a measles outbreak that led california figure can be deceiving .
measles — united states , 2011 in 2000 , the united states achieved measles elimination ( defined as interruption of year - round endemic measles transmission ) ( 1 ) .
file - this nov. 20 , 2009 photo shows sleeping beauty 's castle in winter dress with the iconic " partners " statue featuring images of walt disney and mickey mouse in the foreground , at disneyland in anaheim , ... ( associated press ) new infections linked to the theme parks emerged wednesday in the outbreak that has spread to five u.s. states and persons using assistive technology might not be able to fully access information in this file .
since forming the bill & melinda gates foundation — and especially since leaving microsoft in 2008 to dedicate himself full - time to the foundation ’s work — gates and his wife melinda have emerged as two of history ’s most powerful philanthropists , funding efforts from polio eradication to sewage - treatment plants , and setting the agenda for aid organizations around the world .
problems with these efforts included insufficient funding bill gates proves that one person can make a difference — if he happens to be the richest person in the world .
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however , importations of measles into the united states continue to occur , posing risks for measles outbreaks and sustained measles transmission .