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Wisconsin has reported 431 measles cases this year
November 6, 2026
ABC News reports that Wisconsin has reported 431 measles cases so far this year, the highest number in the state in more than 35 years.
According to ABC News, an infant in Wisconsin has died from measles, the state health department said Thursday.
ABC News reports that Wisconsin has reported 431 measles cases so far this year, the highest number in the state in more than 35 years. Nine people have required hospitalization, according to health officials, ABC News reports. Nine people in Wisconsin have been hospitalized, CNN reports.
According to ABC News, an infant in Wisconsin has died from measles, the state health department said Thursday. According to CNN, an infant in Wisconsin has died in connection with an large, ongoing measles outbreak, the state health department said Thursday. According to Fox News, an infant in Wisconsin died of measles, marking the state’s first death linked to the disease in 36 years, the state's Department of Health Services announced on Thursday.
According to NBC News, it’s Wisconsin’s first measles-related death since 1990, the Health Service Department said, adding that a coroner had listed measles as the infant’s immediate cause of death. NBC News reports that around 85% of kindergartners in Wisconsin have been vaccinated against measles — below the national average of 92%. According to Fox News, the Department of Health Services said the child died in southwestern Wisconsin but did not provide a more precise location.
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According to NBC News, it’s Wisconsin’s first measles-related death since 1990, the Health Service Department said, adding that a coroner had listed measles as the infant’s immediate cause of death. NBC News reports that around 85% of kindergartners in Wisconsin have been vaccinated against measles — below the national average of 92%. According to Fox News, the Department of Health Services said the child died in southwestern Wisconsin but did not provide a more precise location.
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- ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos — 8th measles-related death reported in Wisconsin: Health officials - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- CNN — Wisconsin infant is US’ third measles-related death this week
- NBC News — Wisconsin reports its first measles death in decades, the third in the U.S. this week - NBC News
- Fox News — Wisconsin infant dies of measles as state sees first death from disease since 1990
- dhs.wisconsin.gov — state is encouraging
- pa.gov — the Pennsylvania Department of Health
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