Wisconsin infant is third measles-related death this week in US
An infant in Wisconsin has died in connection with a large, ongoing measles outbreak, the state health department said Thursday. The death marks the first measles-related death in Wisconsin in more than 35 years and the third reported in the U.S. this week.
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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