Sept 28 (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak \u2060continued \u2060to worsen, with 68 \u2060new infections reported since Wednesday last week, \u200bbringing the total to 903 on Monday, health department \u200cdata showed, as the \u200cstate grapples with the worst measles resurgence in \u2060decades.<\/p>\n
Here \u2060are more details:<\/p>\n
\u2022 According to the Pennsylvania Department of \u200bHealth, 176 measles patients had been hospitalized, up from 164 reported on September 23<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lancaster County, with the highest \u200bnumber of cases, remains the hardest-hit area in the \u2060state<\/p>\n
\u2022 Pennsylvania \u2060reported four measles-related \u2060deaths \u200bamong unvaccinated residents earlier this month, sparking a disagreement between \u200bGovernor Josh Shapiro \u2060and US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over how many of the fatalities were directly caused by the virus<\/p>\n
\u2022 Soon after, the Centers for Disease \u2060Control and Prevention said it was reviewing how it classifies \u2060measles-related deaths<\/p>\n
\u2022 The CDC’s website now lists one verified measles death but did not confirm where the death had occurred<\/p>\n
\u2022 The US has recorded 3,659 measles cases this year as of September 24, according to CDC data<\/p>\n
\u2022 Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that can cause fever, \u2060rash and respiratory complications, but can be easily prevented with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine \u2014 a routine childhood immunization that provides 97% protection \u200bafter two doses<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Christy Santhosh in \u200bBengaluru; Editing by Diti Pujara)<\/p>\n
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