The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has warned patients and visitors of a possible measles exposure at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Sept. 11, urging review of vaccination status and symptom monitoring.
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Governor Josh Shapiro pressed the CDC to record four measles‑related deaths in Pennsylvania as the state battles one of the nation’s largest outbreaks.
State health officials reported a new measles case in Marathon County on Sept. 15, unrelated to the larger southwest Wisconsin outbreak.
Chile has been validated by the WHO as the first South American country to eliminate human rabies transmitted by dogs, ending a transmission chain that last occurred in 1972.
A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman with asthma and COPD died from an active measles infection, marking the third measles-related death in Pennsylvania this year.
During a Fox News town hall, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Pennsylvania refused to share information on two alleged measles deaths, sparking a dispute with the state’s health secretary.
Two visitors to UPMC Children’s Hospital tested positive for measles, prompting health officials to warn of exposure in multiple hospital areas.
The North Carolina Department of Health warns that an Exxon gas station in Hendersonville and a Holiday Inn Express in Asheville may have exposed patrons to measles from an out‑of‑state traveler.
Measles cases have spiked in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia, with the CDC reporting over 2,700 national cases in 2026, the worst year in more than three decades.
Experts warn of a resurgence of tetanus, a preventable but potentially deadly disease, as vaccination rates decline. Recent CDC reports highlight hundreds of cases and dozens of deaths over 15 years, with four pediatric cases in 2024 alone.