{
  "id": 7610276,
  "title": "18-year-old dies of measles in PA from severe neurological complication",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/18-year-old-dies-of-measles-in-pa-from-severe-neurological",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-15T18:58:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica Health",
    "slug": "ars-technica-health",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/measles-kills-18-year-old-in-pa-fourth-death-as-state-outbreak-nears-700-cases/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A fourth measles-related death has been confirmed by Pennsylvania's state health department. The victim was an unvaccinated 18-year-old from Mifflin County. The state has also confirmed the death of a 40-year-old unvaccinated woman from Jefferson County, as previously reported. The two earlier deaths in Lancaster County were both infants - a newborn and a 6-week-old girl, too young to receive vaccinations. The Mifflin County coroner attributed the 18-year-old's death to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), a rare but severe measles complication. ADEM is an autoimmune disorder resulting from inflammation that damages nerve cell coverings in the brain and spinal cord. Though measles-triggered ADEM was common before widespread vaccination, other viral infections can also cause it.",
  "summary": "Teen developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a known measles complication.",
  "key_points": [
    "18-year-old unvaccinated Mifflin County man dies of measles",
    "Death attributed to rare ADEM complication from measles",
    "ADEM results in nerve cell coverings inflammation in brain/spinal cord"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "18-year-old dies of measles in PA from severe neurological complication",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/18-year-old-dies-of-measles-in-pa-from-severe-neurological-7627507",
        "published": "2026-09-15T18:58:09.000Z"
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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."
}