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The outbreak affects public health in the United States, including pregnant people and newborns in Pennsylvania. The articles do not provide additional guidance for the public or quantify the risk to those groups.
PUBLIC HEALTH ALERTS • UNITED STATES
Pennsylvania alerts doctors to measles infections during pregnancy
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Pennsylvania warned doctors about measles infections during pregnancy and concern about congenital measles, a rare infection passed from mother to newborn. The CDC’s 2026 tally lists three U.S. measles-related deaths, with more than 4,400 cases reported.
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