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Adam Gabbatt in New York

New York governor declares state of emergency after spike in measles cases

A measles alert sign
A measles alert sign hangs outside a children’s hospital in New Hyde Park, New York, on 14 March 2025. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, declared a state of emergency on Monday in response to a dramatic spike in measles cases in the state.

Hochul’s administration said the emergency declaration was in response to a “growing number of measles cases across rural areas of New York and neighboring states”, including Pennsylvania, which has been grappling with a deadly outbreak that is its largest in more than three decades.

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