Measles-associated deaths reach 10 in US after two more deaths reported

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have announced one additional measles-associated death in each state, marking 10 total deaths in the United States linked to the disease this year. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported an infant’s death on Friday, while the Pennsylvania Department of Health said that its latest death was an unvaccinated patient who had tested positive for measles. Pennsylvania has logged seven measles-associated deaths, while Wisconsin has reported two. On November 2, New York state said a child had died in the state’s first recorded measles death in more than 30 years.