The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Grant County Health Department are saddened to report they have received confirmation of a pediatric measles-associated death in Wisconsin. This is the second death connected to the ongoing measles outbreak in Wisconsin in 2026. To protect privacy of the family and the child, DHS will not release any additional information related to the death. Measles is a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air and through close contact. It can cause life-threatening complications including pneumonia and swelling of the brain. Although…
FOX 5 New York reported that Wisconsin health officials announced on Nov. 5 that an infant had died amid a measles outbreak in the state’s southwest. WDBO reported that it was the state’s first measles death since 1990. iheart.com said officials had reported 431 cases across 13 counties and urged vaccination, adding that most cases involved unvaccinated people.
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