Pennsylvania reports apparent third measles-related death amid outbreak

Health department staff members enter a measles clinic in Andrews, Texas, carrying doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, in April 2025. Photograph: Annie Rice/AP

A coroner in Pennsylvania announced the death of a 40-year-old woman associated with the state’s ongoing measles outbreak. The death appears to mark the third in the US state’s ongoing outbreak.

Two previous deaths in the state were in infant children. In one case, the infant was born with a genetic defect that made her vulnerable to infection. The second infant child was infected with measles, and died of a ruptured spleen.