CDC sends scientist to help fight Pennsylvania measles outbreak

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 16:02 · Archive

The CDC is sending a scientist to help Pennsylvania battle a measles outbreak that has infected more than 1,200 people.

The CDC is sending a scientist as part of its Epi-Aid program to Pennsylvania to help battle a measles outbreak that has infected more than 1,200 people, the worst in the country in more than three decades. The scientist is expected to arrive this week. The CDC has also provided Pennsylvania with nearly $4 million in measles response funding to support response operations through most of 2027.

The move comes after a prolonged dispute between state officials including Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen and Governor Josh Shapiro, and federal Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The officials battled over the number of measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania. The state has recorded five deaths and is investigating a sixth, but as of Thursday the CDC's measles dashboard recorded only two deaths across the country.

Dr. Bogen previously said the state health department has mounted a 'very robust response' with a staff of more than 300. She said Pennsylvania would accept federal Epi-Aid assistance only if federal officials acknowledged what were then four measles deaths in the state.

How it is being reported

• CDC to send ‘disease detective’ to Pa. as measles outbreak growsPennsylvania has the worst measles outbreak in the country in more than three decades.PennLive · 16 Oct, 15:24
• CDC sending scientist to help fight Pa. measles outbreakAfter weeks of feuding between state and federal health officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will send a scientist to help Pennsylvania battle a measles outbreak that has so far infected more than 1,200 people.TribLIVE · 15 Oct, 22:12

In this story: Pennsylvania · CDC · Debra Bogen · Josh Shapiro · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · United States

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