Child in New York dies after contracting measles, governor says

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A child in Lewis County, New York, has died after contracting measles, Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Monday. It is the state’s first measles-related death in 30 years.

“As a mother and grandmother, I cannot imagine what this family is going through. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved this child,” she said. “Measles is highly contagious, and vaccination remains our best protection against this dangerous disease. This is New York’s first measles-related death in 30 years, a devastating reminder of what’s at stake when Washington deliberately erodes decades of progress in protecting Americans from preventable illnesses.

“In New York, we will continue to stand by proven public health measures and do everything we can to keep New Yorkers safe and healthy.”

CNN has reached out to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the New York state health department and the Lewis County health department for more information.

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Surging measles cases prompted Hochul to declare a statewide disaster emergency last month. As of Wednesday, 168 cases had been reported across New York, according to data from the CDC. Lewis County reported 15 cases as of October 14, all in people who had not received the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.

More than 4,800 measles cases have been reported across the US, according to the CDC. More than a quarter of them have been in Pennsylvania, which has reported five measles-related deaths.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

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纽约州州长凯西·霍楚周一发表声明称，纽约州刘易斯县一名儿童因感染麻疹死亡。这是该州30年来首例麻疹相关死亡病例。

“作为一名母亲和祖母，我无法想象这个家庭正在经历怎样的痛苦。我向所有认识和爱着这个孩子的人致以最深切的慰问，”她说。“麻疹传染性极强，接种疫苗仍然是我们抵御这种危险疾病的最佳保护措施。这是纽约30年来首例麻疹相关死亡病例，这令人痛心地提醒我们，当华盛顿蓄意破坏数十年来在保护美国民众免受可预防疾病侵害方面取得的进展时，我们将面临多么严重的后果。”

“在纽约，我们将继续坚持行之有效的公共卫生措施，并尽一切努力保障纽约市民的安全和健康。”

CNN已联系美国疾病控制与预防中心、纽约州卫生部门和刘易斯县卫生部门以获取更多信息。

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美国爆发的麻疹疫情尤其致命。原因如下。

麻疹病例激增促使霍楚尔州长上个月宣布全州进入灾难紧急状态。根据美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的数据，截至周三，纽约州已报告168例麻疹病例。刘易斯县截至10月14日报告了15例病例，所有患者均未接种麻疹-腮腺炎-风疹（MMR）疫苗。

据美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）报告，全美已报告超过4800例麻疹病例。其中超过四分之一的病例发生在宾夕法尼亚州，该州已报告5例与麻疹相关的死亡病例。

这是一则突发新闻，我们将持续更新。