The state repealed religious exemptions earlier this year in response to the worst outbreak of measles in the U.S. for more than two decades.
State officials said more than 26,000 children in New York used religious exemptions to attend school in 2017 and 2018, BuzzFeed News reported.
These cases occurred across 31 states, although more than 75 percent have been linked to outbreaks in New York. Measles is a highly infectious viral illness that can lead to serious complications. This year, as of September, 131 of those who contracted the disease were hospitalized, while 65 suffered complication such as pneumonia and encephalitis.
"At the end of September 2018, an international traveler arrived in Rockland County with a suspected case of the measles," the health department said in a statement."Per protocol, the Rockland County Department of Health was notified and immediately activated its Communicable Disease Team to investigate."
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