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Pennsylvania's Measles Outbreak Is The Largest In US Since 1991

Pennsylvania has more than 1,000 measles cases this year, making it the largest state outbreak in decades.

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New York declares first US measles disaster emergency since 2025 surgeNew York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025.

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Russian researcher's mystery death could be ‘far worse’ than the plague, former senior Trump official warnsMarshall Billingslea warns the Irkutsk researcher's death could involve antibiotic-resistant plague engineered under the Soviet bioweapons program.

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Democrat Governor Declares State Of Emergency After About 100 Measles Cases‘vaccine-preventable disease’

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CDC ‘closely monitoring’ suspected pneumonic plague caseThe agency said there is “no indication of a broader threat to the United States” at this time.

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New York governor declares measles emergencyNEW YORK — Facing a surge of measles cases in New York state’s rural counties, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order on Monday allowing paramedics, pharmacists, midwives and other non-physicians to administer vaccines. Hochul’s decision to declare a “state disaster emergency” comes amid the nation’s worst measles outbreak in more than 30…

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