CDC Measles Death Discrepancy Sparks Trust Crisis in US Outbreak Response
The US CDC has faced intense scrutiny for failing to report all measles deaths in its national dashboard, listing only three fatalities while Pennsylvania has confirmed six. Experts criticize this opacity as a departure from past practices, arguing that withholding state-level data hampers public risk assessment. Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania outbreak has become the deadliest in decades, with a death rate potentially five times higher than historical averages due to high adult infection rates and lack of maternal antibodies.