8th measles-related death reported in Wisconsin: Health officials
Wisconsin health officials have reported the state's first measles-related death since 1990, involving an infant. This incident is part of a larger national outbreak with over 4,800 confirmed cases this year.
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Highlights a significant public health crisis and the risks associated with declining vaccination rates in the United States.
An infant in Wisconsin has died from measles, the state health department said Thursday.
It’s the first death in the state since 1990. This brings the total number of measles deaths reported by state health departments across the country to eight: six in Pennsylvania , one in New York and one in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin has reported 431 measles cases so far this year, the highest number in the state in more than 35 years. Nine people have required hospitalization, according to health officials.
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