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medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-13
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Third measles death recorded in US in 2026
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-13
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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedA 40-year-old woman in Pennsylvania has died of measles, bringing the U.S. death toll from the disease in 2026 to three.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedAuthorities said the Jefferson County resident died Saturday from complications associated with measles, and the woman was unvaccinated.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe article says the deaths and broader comeback of measles are occurring amid declining vaccination rates and vaccine skepticism, with Robert Kennedy Jr. accused of contributing to the crisis by stoking fears about the vaccine.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedNearly 3,300 confirmed measles cases have been recorded in the United States in 2026, surpassing 2025's total of 2,289 cases, according to the CDC.View evidenceHide evidence
As statednearly 3,300; 2,289 in 2025
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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedMeasles can cause serious complications such as pneumonia and inflammation of the brain, which can cause severe lasting damage or even death.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Crossref, Europe PMC · 15 candidate papers
Use of Nowcasting to Estimate Real-Time Transmission Trends During a Measles Outbreak - South Carolina, October 2025-March 2026.
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · 2026 · PubMed
Multiscale Modelling Reveals Accelerating Community Outbreak Risks of Measles in the United States
2026 · Crossref
Quantifying the cost of measles outbreaks in the U.S. and how costs scale with outbreak size.
Vaccine · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Measles Frontline Defense: The Pivotal Role of Emergency Nurses and Emergency Medical Services Personnel.
Journal of Emergency Nursing · 2026 · PubMed
US measles outbreak gives “real world” data on the unvaccinated, CDC vaccine chair says, as he questions polio jab
BMJ · 2026 · Crossref
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