Pennsylvania confirms fifth measles-associated death as US outbreak grows
- Cases have more than doubled since August as a dispute with federal health officials over the death count continues.
- Pennsylvania has confirmed a fifth measles-associated death this year, as the number of infections approaches 1,000 amid a rapidly growing outbreak across the state.
- The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced on Wednesday that an unvaccinated resident of Lancaster County who tested positive for measles had died.
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- Cases have more than doubled since August as a dispute with federal health officials over the death count continues.
- Pennsylvania has confirmed a fifth measles-associated death this year, as the number of infections approaches 1,000 amid a rapidly growing outbreak across the state.
- The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced on Wednesday that an unvaccinated resident of Lancaster County who tested positive for measles had died.
Sources: Al Jazeera