Infectious disease
Wisconsin and New York report measles deaths involving infants
The infant deaths are Wisconsin’s first measles-related death in 36 years and New York’s first in 30 years.
Health officials in Wisconsin and New York reported measles-related deaths involving infants. Wisconsin health officials said an infant in southwestern Wisconsin died after contracting measles, the state’s first death related to the virus in 36 years. New York officials announced a child’s death, the state’s first death linked to measles in 30 years. The New York Times and other outlets reported the child was an unvaccinated 7-month-old in rural northern New York.
Healio reported the deaths were the seventh and eighth measles-related deaths in the U.S. this year. The CDC counted more than 5,100 cases across 47 states this year.
