A research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association's Pediatrics publication unveiled that the anti-vaccination movement is to be blamed for measles outbreak linked to Disneyland.

The researcher said, "The ongoing measles outbreak linked to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, shines a glaring spotlight on our nation's growing anti-vaccination movement and the prevalence of vaccination- hesitant parents".

In order to reach at the above mentioned conclusion, they have assessed the publicly available statistics. The researchers said that after seeing a significant rise in the cases of measles in America, it seems that a considerable percentage might be susceptible to infection either due to complete no vaccination or incomplete vaccination.

The researchers affirmed that knowing the highly contagious nature of measles, it is important that the vaccination rates should be between 96 to 99%. The mentioned percentage is vital to prevent future outbreaks.

Low vaccination rate is putting the more number of people at risk. Dr. Eric Handler, Orange County's health officer, said that 35 cases of measles are confirmed in the county. Out of them, 14 were children, 13 of them did not receive shots.

In 22 cases, the infected people acquired the disease in the community and 13 were infected at Disneyland since December 17. Handler said that a majority of the sick population, including adults and children, were not vaccinated.

This factor highlights the importance of vaccination in preventing the spread of measles and protecting children who are too young to be vaccinated. In the state, there are 133 cases of measles.

The Centers for Disease Control said that the outbreaks in Illinois, Washington state and Nevada are not linked to Disneyland. According to the CDC, there were 644 measles cases in 27 states. The number is considered to be the maximum since the time the disease was announced to be eliminated in the US in 2000.