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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

Trump’s CDC sending disease detective to Pennsylvania to help fight worst measles outbreak in 35 years

The Trump administration is sending a disease detective to Pennsylvania after the state requested help in fighting its worst outbreak of measles in 35 years.

Six people have died from the highly-contagious illness there in the past three months, including two infants, and cases have ballooned to 1,136.

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