For one Amish family in Lancaster County, the measles outbreak became personal when their newborn son died shortly after birth.
The infant had tested positive for measles, but exactly what role the infection played in his death remains unclear. The Lancaster County coroner said the baby died from a ruptured spleen and that the forensic pathologist who examined him did not believe measles contributed to the death. Pennsylvania health officials have nevertheless classified the case as a measles-associated death.
