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medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-16
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A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-16
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Claim 1 of 7Not checkedPennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 7Not checkedThe latest death involved an 18-year-old resident of Mifflin County, and the county coroner said the cause was acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare and severe neurological complication of measles.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 7Not checkedOn Saturday, a 40-year-old woman from Jefferson County died of measles complications, and last month two measles-infected infants died in Lancaster County.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 7Not checkedNone of the four people who died were vaccinated; the infants were too young for vaccination under current recommendations.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 7Not checkedPennsylvania's measles outbreak continues to grow, with nearly 700 illnesses reported so far this year across 38 counties, including about 100 cases in the last seven days.View evidenceHide evidence
As statednearly 700 illnesses across 38 counties; about 100 in the last seven days
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Claim 6 of 7Not checkedThe article says the measles-associated deaths are the first reported in Pennsylvania in 35 years and frames the outbreak as the state's worst in more than three decades.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 7 of 7Not checkedThe article says low vaccination rates, parental waivers, health care access issues, rampant disinformation, and Trump administration health officials questioning vaccine safety have contributed to the problem.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Crossref, Europe PMC · 15 candidate papers
The neuroimaging spectrum of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: a systematic review.
Neuroradiology · 2026 · PubMed
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
Oxford Medicine Online · 2017 · Crossref
Malignant Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Presenting as a Stroke Alert: A Case Report.
2022 · Europe PMC
Measles Matters: A Clinical Overview and Update.
The Nursing Clinics of North America · 2025 · PubMed
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
Oxford Medicine Online · 2013 · Crossref
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