Child in Los Angeles Dies from Rare Measles Complication Years After Infection
TL;DR
A child in Los Angeles has died from subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare and fatal complication of measles, highlighting the dangers of low vaccination rates and anti-vaccine misinformation, which threaten to reverse progress made in eliminating measles in the US.
- Child dies of horrifying measles complication in Los Angeles Ars Technica
- Los Angeles child dies from rare measles complication years after recovery NBC News
- Los Angeles County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection CNN
- Child dies from SSPE, a rare measles-related complication, LA County Public Health officials say ABC7 Los Angeles
- Child dies from complication of measles contracted years earlier AP News
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