# Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman dies from measles complications, coroner says

https://mins.news/en/item/56962

- Ars Technica, 2026-09-13 21:56 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/unvaccinated-pennsylvania-woman-died-of-measles-complications-coroner-says/

> A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, died from measles complications, according to the county coroner. She is the third person in the US this year to die from a vaccine-preventable measles-related illness, with all three deaths occurring in Pennsylvania, where an outbreak has produced more than 670 cases and 124 hospitalizations across 37 counties.

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