The US has confirmed another death from measles — a disease that was officially considered eliminated in the country back in 2000 — and the number of infected people has exceeded 4,400, Reuters writes. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to the publication, US epidemiologists are alarmed by discrepancies between federal statistics and data from local health departments. Thus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this is the third fatal case. However, as of October 19, five confirmed measles-related deaths had already been registered in Pennsylvania — all among unvaccinated individuals.
The statistical discrepancies arose due to a reform at the US Ministry of Health under Robert Kennedy Jr. At that time, the CDC began taking data from the National Center for Health Statistics rather than directly from the regions.
Earlier, professor of epidemiology William Moss from Johns Hopkins University emphasized that fatal outcomes from measles should not occur in the country at all, since the disease was declared eradicated back in 2000.
He called for expanding vaccination among vulnerable population groups and combating disinformation.
However, last week the CDC nevertheless agreed to send additional support to Pennsylvania to investigate the outbreak.
Recall that measles is a highly contagious viral disease, but it can be prevented with the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, whose effectiveness after two doses is about 97%.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that Bangladesh is experiencing its largest measles outbreak. Since March 2026, over a thousand measles-related deaths have been registered there.
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