{
  "id": 12716039,
  "title": "PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pa-measles-outbreak-tops-1-000-cases-largest-since-disease-was-12716039",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T20:01:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/pa-measles-outbreak-tops-1000-cases-largest-since-disease-was-eliminated/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pennsylvania's measles outbreak has reached a staggering number of cases, surpassing the US record since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000. As of the latest update, the state has reported 1,078 measles cases, marking the largest on record since 1991. Health officials in Pennsylvania have documented 1,066 cases since April, when the current outbreak began, with 207 hospitalizations and five deaths. Most notably, all five deaths occurred among individuals who were unvaccinated, with two of the fatalities being infants too young to have received vaccinations.",
  "summary": "Pennsylvania reported 1,066 outbreak-linked cases on Wednesday.",
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        "outlet": "Ars Technica Health",
        "title": "PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pa-measles-outbreak-tops-1-000-cases-largest-since-disease-was",
        "published": "2026-10-07T20:01:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}