CDC reports third US measles death without naming state

The short version

• The CDC reported a third measles death in the United States this year but did not say which state it occurred in.[Al Jazeera · The Guardian]
• Pennsylvania has reported five deaths as of Monday and six in total, with the most recent case under state investigation.[Al Jazeera · The Guardian]
• The national tally stood at 4,410 confirmed cases as of October 15, and the CDC says its death count could change.[Al Jazeera]
• The CDC cited privacy laws for not naming the state, a justification that experts quoted by the Guardian dispute.[Al Jazeera · The Guardian]

Key facts

• The CDC reported a third measles death in the United States this year.[Al Jazeera · The Guardian]
• The CDC reported 4,410 confirmed measles cases nationwide as of October 15.[Al Jazeera]
• Pennsylvania reported 1,286 cases and five deaths as of Monday.[Al Jazeera]
• Pennsylvania has reported a total of six deaths, with the most recent case still under investigation by state officials.[The Guardian]
• The CDC did not specify which state the latest death occurred in and cited privacy laws.[Al Jazeera · The Guardian]

Sources

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• CDC reports third measles death in the United States this yearAl Jazeera
• Experts alarmed by ‘less transparent’ CDC as US measles deaths riseThe Guardian - US