NEW YORK — Pennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death. A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania The latest death involved an 18-year-old resident of Mifflin County, in the center of the state, the county coroner’s office said in a Facebook post. The cause was acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare and severe neurological … Read more
A 40-year-old woman has succumbed to complications from measles in Pennsylvaniarepresenting the third measles-related death in the state this year, as the US faces its most significant resurgence of this highly contagious illness in 35 years. Pennsylvania reported its third measles-related death this year, involving a 40-year-old woman from Jefferson County. (REUTERS) The woman, who … Read more
Pennsylvania’s state Health Department said on Wednesday that one of the two unvaccinated Lancaster County, Pennsylvania residents dead from measles-related complications was an infant. However, county officials are disputing the claim. A Medical Assistant gives a measles, mumps and rubella, vaccination to a young person at a pediatric office in Coral Gables, Florida. (Getty Images … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died from measlesthe first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that … Read more
sacramento, californiaHealth officials have warned that an outbreak of the virus may have occurred and that more than 100 children may have been exposed to measles in an educational enrichment program. Officials sounded the alarm last week after an unvaccinated child who was contagious enrolled in an unidentified program in Sacramento County. California health scare: … Read more