What we know
What we know: Pennsylvania officials report state's 3rd death involving measles
Compiled Sep 13

What we know
- A 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died Saturday from measles-related complications, the third such death in Pennsylvania this year.
- Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong announced the death in a Facebook post, calling it 'measles-related.'
- Pennsylvania's two previous measles-related deaths, reported in August, both involved infants.
- One infant boy died of a ruptured spleen; measles was listed as a 'significant condition' but did not cause the rupture.
- A 6-week-old girl with Amish lethal microcephaly died due to measles, according to Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni.
- As of Friday, Pennsylvania had 676 measles cases in 37 of its 67 counties, including 124 hospitalizations and 4 vaccinated individuals.
What we don’t know yet
- The post did not say whether the woman was vaccinated against measles.
- No more information about the case would be released, according to the coroner's post.
- The woman was not identified other than as a Jefferson County resident.
Open questions
- Was the 40-year-old woman vaccinated against measles?
- Why do Pennsylvania's reported measles deaths not match CDC/NCHS records?
- What specifically did Governor Shapiro and the Trump administration disagree about regarding the earlier deaths?
- Will any further details about the woman's case be released despite the coroner's statement that none will?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.

