Infant Death Tied To Measles Outbreak In Southwest Wisconsin

A skin rash is observed on a patient s abdomen 3-days after the onset of a measles infection. The image was captured at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in 1958. Photo by Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD /CDC Public Health Image Library. Wisconsin health officials reported the death of an infant related to the ongoing measles outbreak in southwestern Wisconsin. It’s the first measles-associated death in the state in more than 30 years, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. DHS reported that the coroner listed measles as the immediate cause of death. State officials said no further information about the death is being released to protect the privacy of the child and their family. DHS Secretary Kirsten Johnson said in a statement that her “heart is broken for the family.” “Any death of a child is a tragedy and even more so when it is related to a vaccine-preventable disease,” Johnson said in the statement. “Measles can cause serious illness and death, and it is importa