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Pennsylvania seeks CDC emergency aid as measles outbreak spreads
The state has requested an Epi-Aid from the CDC, with officials conditioning the request on federal recognition of four reported measles deaths.
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The state has requested an Epi-Aid from the CDC, with officials conditioning the request on federal recognition of four reported measles deaths.

The state is seeking federal help as it battles one of the largest measles outbreaks in the country.

State and federal health officials reportedly disagree on how to classify four deaths as measles cases continue to spread in Pennsylvania.

An 18-year-old has died from a severe neurological complication of measles, marking the fourth fatality linked to an ongoing outbreak in Pennsylvania, according to a report by Ars Technica.
State health officials confirm a fourth measles-related fatality as the CDC's revised reporting methods leave the death uncounted in national tallies.