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  "id": 8055057,
  "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",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T16:01:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "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 a major measles outbreak spreads across the state. The state's department of health has begun the process of requesting CDC emergency support, known as an Epi-Aid.\n\nThe request comes with a condition: the federal agency must publicly recognize four measles-associated deaths reported by the state. According to The Korea Times, there is a dispute between US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Governor Josh Shapiro over the deaths associated with measles in the state.\n\nThe Pennsylvania health department and US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have previously clashed over the deaths associated with measles in the state, with Kennedy casting doubt on whether the deaths were due to the virus or another cause.",
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    "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": "Guardian Health",
        "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",
        "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."
}