{
  "id": 15053522,
  "title": "US measles cases top 4,400, far exceeding last year's totals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/us-measles-cases-top-4-400-far-exceeding-last-years-totals",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-16T21:18:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6154416-us-measles-cases-exceed-4400/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "National measles cases this year have now exceeded 4,400, all but guaranteeing the country will more than double the number of measles infections confirmed last year, which totaled 2,289. The latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday recorded 4,410 total cases in 2026 just a week after the U.S....",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}