(WXYZ) — Oakland County has spent at least $200,000 on its response to this year's measles outbreak, health officials say.
The outbreak is worst the state has seen since 1991. Southeast Michigan saw 40 of the 43 cases reported this year. 38 of these cases were in Oakland County.
Lynn Sutfin, a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), told CNN that a man from New York traveled to Michigan by vehicle while contagious.
According to the Michigan Advance, DHHS Director of Immunization Bob Swanson said the outbreak could have been much worse if not for the state's and county's quick response.
Swanson said the department is optimistic that the outbreak is coming to a close, however, with only three recent confirmed cases, the last on April 17, Michigan Advance reported.
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