▁choice ; ▁ 3 0 ▁( 1 0 %) ▁were ▁confirmed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁v acc in ated . ▁The ▁final ▁count ▁of ▁meas les ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁was ▁ 6 6 8 ▁cases ▁in ▁ 2 7 ▁states . ▁ ▁From ▁January ▁ 1 ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 ▁people ▁from ▁ 2 4 ▁states ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁meas les . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁cases ▁( 1 1 7 ▁cases ▁[ 6 6 % ]) ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁multi - state ▁out break ▁linked ▁to ▁Disney land ▁in ▁California , ▁continued ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Analysis ▁by ▁the ▁CD C ▁scient ists ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁meas les ▁virus ▁type ▁in ▁this ▁out break ▁( B 3 ) ▁was ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁virus ▁type ▁that ▁caused ▁the ▁large ▁meas les ▁out break ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁first ▁confirmed ▁death ▁from ▁meas les ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁was ▁recorded . ▁An ▁imm uno comp rom ised ▁woman ▁in ▁Washington ▁State ▁was ▁inf ected ▁and ▁later ▁died ▁of ▁p neum onia ▁due ▁to ▁meas les . ▁ ▁By ▁July , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁three - month ▁meas les ▁out break ▁affect ing ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 2 ▁people ▁was ▁spread ▁by ▁un v acc in ated ▁employees