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Child dies of measles in New York's first such death in three decades | STAT (opens in a new tab)
statnews.com · 2026-11-03
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Child dies of measles in New York's first such death in three decades | STAT
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Claim 1 of 3Not checkedA child in rural northern New York died after contracting measles, marking New York’s first measles death in 30 years, according to state officials.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 3Not checkedThe child died in Lewis County, about 93 miles north of Syracuse, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 3Not checkedThe U.S. stopped domestic spread of measles in 2000 by maintaining high vaccination rates, but coverage has since fallen below the 95% level needed to prevent outbreaks.View evidenceHide evidence
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Predictors of severe measles outcomes in hospitalized patients in Jerusalem, 2025.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Figure 2—source data 1. Child measles, pneumonia, and diarrhoea mortality rates in campaign states.
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Pediatric Deaths during Measles Outbreak, Jerusalem, Israel, 2025-2026.
2026 · Europe PMC
Impact of a large measles outbreak associated with transmission in the Americas and Canada's loss of measles elimination status: descriptive cohort study.
BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Figure 3—source data 1. Child measles mortality rates in campaign states by age and sex.
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