article_snippet.sent: (CNN)A measles outbreak that affected more than 130 Californians since December is over, the California Department of Public Health declared Friday.
article_snippet.sent: the California Department of Public Health has been 42 days since the last known case of B3 strain of measles, the equivalent of two successive incubation periods, said Smith.
article_snippet.sent: Prompt investigation of cases, interviewing hundreds of contacts of infected people, vaccinating hundreds of at risk people, and increasing awareness among health care providers about Measles, helped to control Outbreak," Smith said.
article_snippet.sent: Two patients with rashes have been identified in April, but Two patients with rashes have a different measles genotype.
article_snippet.sent: Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease.
article_snippet.sent: Measles causes fever, red and sore eyes, runny nose, cough and a rash.
article_snippet.sent: Measles can cause deadly health complications, including pneumonia and encephalitis.
article_snippet.sent: Measles  is spread by contact with an infected person through coughing or sneezing.
article_snippet.sent: Measles can remain in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours.