Pennsylvania reports first measles deaths in 35 years
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Neutral summary
Two unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have died from measles, marking the state's first measles fatalities in 35 years and the first in the U.S. in 2026. The national outbreak is intensifying, with CDC data showing 2,777 confirmed cases this year, surpassing last year's total. Health officials have not disclosed the victims' ages or other details due to privacy concerns.
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Outlets: 30. Countries: 11. Facts in the shared core: 3.
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The New York Times (outlet profile)
In Pennsylvania, 2 Measles Deaths Are Reported. The deaths, which one doctor called “extremely rare in the modern era,” are the first in the United States in 2026.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Pennsylvania reports first measles deaths in 35 years. Both deceased individuals - who are not being identified by the state - were unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County
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Newsweek (outlet profile)
Map Shows Where Measles Cases Spiking in Pennsylvania as 2 Deaths Reported. They are the first measles-related deaths recorded in Pennsylvania in 35 years.
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Scientific American (outlet profile)
The U.S. just recorded its first two deaths from measles for 2026. Both of the deceased were unvaccinated against measles. The deaths are the first fatalities of the preventable disease in the state of Pennsylvania for…
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The Atlantic (outlet profile)
The Least-Vaccinated Kindergartners in Decades. American children are going back to school without the protection they need.
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La Patilla (outlet profile)
EEUU reporta sus dos primeras muertes conocidas por sarampión en 2026. Autoridades sanitarias del estado de Pensilvania, al este de EE.UU., reportaron las dos primeras muertes por sarampión en ese territorio en 35 años…
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Metropoles (outlet profile)
Sarampo: EUA registra as 2 primeiras mortes de pessoas não vacinadas. EUA vive surto de sarampo, doença que havia sido eliminada há decadas devido à atual baixa taxa de vacinação
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Ars Technica (outlet profile)
Two unvaccinated people die from measles in Pennsylvania, officials confirm. "[P]eople are not familiar with this disease and don’t fully understand the potential severity."
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Clarín (outlet profile)
Mueren por sarampión 2 personas no vacunadas en Pensilvania, los primeros decesos en EEUU este año. Dos personas no inmunizadas en Pensilvania fallecieron por sarampión, marcando las primeras muertes por esta enfermedad…
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El Economista (outlet profile)
Pensilvania registra las primeras muertes por sarampión este año en Estados Unidos. Las autoridades sanitarias de Pensilvania informaron el martes de la muerte de dos personas por sarampión, las primeras de este tipo re…
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Wired (outlet profile)
The US Just Recorded Its First 2 Measles Deaths This Year. The fatalities come amidst declining vaccination rates and calls from President Donald Trump to split up the MMR vaccine.
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La Nación (outlet profile)
EE.UU. registró dos muertes de sarampión en medio de una estampida de casos por la caída de la vacunación. El país enfrenta un récord de casos en más de tres décadas; Trump firmó este mes un decreto pidiendo la reducció…
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UOL (outlet profile)
O que se sabe sobre o aumento dos casos de sarampo nos EUA. Por Nancy Lapid
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RT - Daily news (outlet profile)
First deaths in US measles crisis reported. The first two people have died of measles in the US this year, amid a record resurgence of the disease Read Full Article at RT.com
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O Globo (outlet profile)
Sarampo mata duas pessoas não vacinadas em meio a recorde de casos nos EUA. Duas pessoas que não foram vacinadas contra o sarampo morreram em consequência da doença na Pensilvânia, nos Estados Unidos. A informação foi d…
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
Two unvaccinated people die of measles in US state of Pennsylvania. Experts warn that declining vaccination rates have opened the door for resurgence of disease once largely eradicated.
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Time (outlet profile)
Two People Have Died of Measles in Pennsylvania. The first measles deaths of the year in the U.S. come as cases surge nationwide.
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UOL (outlet profile)
Pensilvânia relata duas primeiras mortes por sarampo nos EUA este ano, ambas de não vacinados. Dois residentes não vacinados da Pensilvânia morreram de sarampo, disseram autoridades de saúde do estado na terça-feira, as…
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Sydney Morning Herald (outlet profile)
Measles kills two unvaccinated people as US outbreak approaches 3000. The deaths in Pennsylvania are the state’s first from the disease in 35 years. Two weeks ago, Donald Trump claimed the measles, mumps and rubella vac…
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Fox News (outlet profile)
Deadly measles outbreak hits Northeast as state records first deaths in 35 years. Two unvaccinated Lancaster County residents died from measles, marking Pennsylvania's first measles deaths in 35 years amid 393 conf…
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
В Пенсильвании впервые за 35 лет зарегистрировали смерть от кори. Жертвами заболевания стали два человека, оба не были вакцинированы, сообщил местный депздрав
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Ouest-France (outlet profile)
Deux nouveaux décès liés à la rougeole enregistrés aux États-Unis. Les autorités sanitaires de Pennsylvanie ont annoncé mardi que deux personnes étaient mortes de la rougeole. En raison de la baisse des taux de vaccinat…
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The Hill (outlet profile)
2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania. Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story Two people die from measles in Pennsylvania Two unvaccinated people died from the meas…
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Le Monde (outlet profile)
Rougeole aux Etats-Unis : deux nouveaux décès en Pennsylvanie. Ces morts, qui s’ajoutent trois autres décomptés en 2025, sont survenues chez des personnes qui n’étaient pas vaccinées, un quart de siècle après que la mal…
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News.ru (outlet profile)
Два жителя Пенсильвании скончались от кори. В американском штате Пенсильвания зарегистрированы первые за 35 лет случаи смерти от кори. По информации местного департамента здравоохранения, скончались два непривитых челов…
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Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
В Пенсильвании впервые за 35 лет зафиксировали смерть от кори. Два невакцинированных пациента умерли от кори в штате Пенсильвания, сообщает CNN. Это первые случаи смерти от кори в США в 2026 году и первые за 35 лет в эт…
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www.rbc.ru (outlet profile)
В Пенсильвании зафиксировали первые за 35 лет случаи смерти от кори. В американском штате Пенсильвания два человека скончались от кори.
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Libération (outlet profile)
Les Etats-Unis enregistrent deux morts de la rougeole chez des personnes non vaccinées, l’épidémie flambe. Après avoir éradiqué cette maladie hautement contagieuse en 2000, le pays vit désormais sa pire épidémie depuis…
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Le Monde (outlet profile)
Rougeole aux Etats-Unis : où en est l’épidémie et pourquoi elle inquiète. Le pays fait face à une épidémie inédite de rougeole sur fond de vaccino-scepticisme de l’administration Trump et d’une partie des Américains, al…
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Semana (outlet profile)
Alarmas en Estados Unidos por nuevas muertes por sarampión. La enfermedad había sido erradicada en el 2000
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G1 (outlet profile)
EUA confirma duas primeiras mortes por sarampo em 2026. Os Estados Unidos confirmaram as duas primeiras mortes por sarampo deste ano. As vítimas eram moradoras não vacinadas do Condado de Lancaster, na Pensilvânia, segu…
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Gazeta do Povo (outlet profile)
EUA têm maior número de mortes por sarampo em 30 anos. Autoridades da Pensilvânia confirmaram as mortes de duas pessoas residentes no estado americano que haviam contraído sarampo
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Metropoles (outlet profile)
Sarampo: após duas mortes, EUA registram recorde de casos da doença em 2026. Segundo o The New York Times, foram registrados mais casos de sarampo em 2026 no país do que em qualquer outro ano desde 2000
Factual core
- In the US state of Pennsylvania, two people died from measles.
- The recent measles cases in the US are linked to declining vaccination rates.
- Estas muertes son las primeras por sarampión en Estados Unidos este año.