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  "id": 8053295,
  "title": "Pennsylvania asks CDC for emergency help as measles outbreak spreads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pennsylvania-asks-cdc-for-emergency-help-as-measles-outbreak-spreads",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T16:01:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/pennsylvania-cdc-help-measles"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pennsylvania has requested emergency assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as it deals with a significant measles outbreak. The state's health department has begun the process of requesting CDC emergency support, known as an Epi-Aid.\n\nThe request is conditional on the CDC recognizing four measles-associated deaths reported by the state. There is a dispute between Pennsylvania's Governor Josh Shapiro and US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the cause of these deaths. Kennedy has expressed doubts about whether the deaths were due to the virus or another cause.\n\nThe measles outbreak in Pennsylvania is one of the largest and most deadly in the country. The state's health department and the CDC are at odds over the recognition of the four measles-associated deaths, with disease experts describing Kennedy's interference as highly unusual.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Pennsylvania Asks For Emergency CDC Aid For Measles Outbreak—And Recognition Of Deaths, Report Says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pennsylvania-asks-for-emergency-cdc-aid-for-measles-outbreak-and",
        "published": "2026-09-17T14:22:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Pennsylvania asks for CDC help on measles outbreak, demands agency recognize measles deaths: Reuters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pennsylvania-asks-for-cdc-help-on-measles-outbreak-demands-agency",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:12:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Pennsylvania seeks CDC help on measles outbreak, demands recognition of deaths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pennsylvania-seeks-cdc-help-on-measles-outbreak-demands-recognition",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:52:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Pennsylvania asks CDC for emergency help as measles outbreak spreads",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pennsylvania-asks-cdc-for-emergency-help-as-measles-outbreak-spreads-8055057",
        "published": "2026-09-17T16:01:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}