Health officials report Pennsylvania has seen four deaths from measles-associated illness this year, marking the worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease in the state since 1992. All fatalities have occurred within Pennsylvania, with three deaths recorded in the previous year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is not including these deaths in its national count due to changes in reporting under the current administration. The shift in reporting methodology has raised questions about the full scope of the outbreak across the country.
All deaths occurred in Pennsylvania, in worst year since 1992 for one of the most contagious diseasesPennsylvania health officials said a fourth person had died of measles-associated illness in the worst year for the disease since 1992. All four US deaths have occurred in the state.Due to the Trump administration changing how it reports measles deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not count any of the deaths in its national tally. Three people died in 2025. Continue reading...
