# EXCLUSIVE: Pennsylvania seeks CDC help for measles outbreak, demands recognition of deaths

https://mins.news/en/item/62680

- Reuters, 2026-09-17 13:25 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/pennsylvania-asks-cdc-help-measles-outbreak-demands-agency-recognize-measles-2026-09-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aabea2ffbc2160001c2b45b

> Pennsylvania’s health department is seeking emergency assistance from the US CDC as it confronts one of the country’s largest and deadliest measles outbreaks. It is also demanding that the agency recognize deaths attributed to measles.

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