State reportedly asks for Epi-Aid support unless federal agency recognizes four local measles-related deaths Pennsylvania is seeking emergency assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a major measles outbreak spreads across the state.
The state warned the request could be withdrawn unless the federal agency publicly recognizes four measles-associated deaths reported by the state. The Pennsylvania department of health has begun the process of requesting CDC emergency support known as an Epi-Aid, Reuters reported on Thursday.
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