39-year-old unvaccinated woman becomes 6th measles death in Pennsylvania

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A 39-year-old unvaccinated woman in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has become the sixth person to die of the highly infectious virus amid a state outbreak that has stricken over a thousand people since it began in April. As of Friday, state health officials reported 1,136 cases across 41 counties. The advisory noted that the woman's death meets the definition of a measles death set by the state's health department.