Measles claims third PA death this year, prompting renewed health warnings

A Pennsylvania woman, 40, died from measles-related complications, marking the state’s third measles-related death this year; vaccination status wasn’t disclosed. August saw two infant deaths linked to measles—one boy who died from a ruptured spleen after contracting measles (measles not the cause of death) and a 6-week-old girl with Amish lethal microcephaly who died of measles. Pennsylvania reported 676 measles cases in 37 counties (124 hospitalizations, four vaccinated individuals). The CDC says it has no 2026 death records listing measles as the underlying cause, and officials differ on details of the earlier deaths.