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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYSunday 13 September 2026

3 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

upi.com: “Measles is highly contagious and can result in serious respiratory illness, hospitalization, and in rare cases like this, death.”; cbsnews.com: “Measles is highly contagious and can result in serious…

As published

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upi.com as published: Third measles death reported in Pennsylvania amid ongoing outbreakupi.com2026-09-14 13:47:56cbsnews.com as published: Pennsylvania woman dies of measles complications, Jefferson County Coroner reportscbsnews.com2026-09-14 13:47:56nbcnews.com as published: Pennsylvania woman dies from measles complications, state’s third death this yearnbcnews.com2026-09-14 13:47:56npr.org as published: Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complicationsnpr.org2026-09-14 13:47:56theguardian.com as published: Pennsylvania reports apparent third measles-related death amid outbreaktheguardian.com2026-09-14 13:47:56

Attributed to no one

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npr.org

  • "This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease," a statement from the coroner's office said.

named elsewhere in the same article: Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong

What this entry found

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Hospitalization rate for unvaccinated people infected with measles

    • upi.com states 20%
    • theguardian.com states 'one in every five'
    the full text
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Mortality rate described as 'Between one and three children in 1,000 die' vs. 'between one and three in every 1,000'

    upi.com; theguardian.comthe full text

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    npr.org carried 7 details no other outlet reported.

    • The woman was unvaccinated, according to Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong
    • No other states have announced measles deaths in 2026
    • The CDC reported more than 3,200 confirmed measles cases in the U.S. last week
    • The CDC declared measles had been eradicated from the U.S. in 2000
    • The CDC was reviewing whether to count two measles-related deaths involving infants in Lancaster County
    • Pennsylvania officials and the federal government have clashed over the number of measles-associated deaths
    • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. commented on the deaths
5independent outlets
What happened, for context

A 40-year-old woman in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania died Saturday from measles-related complications, marking the third measles-associated death in Pennsylvania in 2026. The death occurred during an ongoing measles outbreak that has confirmed nearly 700 cases across 37 counties in the state.

Who reported it

  • upi.comWIRE
  • cbsnews.comINDEP
  • nbcnews.comINDEP
  • npr.orgPUBLIC
  • theguardian.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • A 40-year-old woman in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania died on Saturday from measles-related complicationsupi.com, cbsnews.com, nbcnews.com, npr.org, theguardian.com
  • This is the third measles-associated death in Pennsylvania in 2026upi.com, nbcnews.com, npr.org, theguardian.com
  • Two previous measles deaths in Pennsylvania involved infants in Lancaster Countynbcnews.com, theguardian.com
  • Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong confirmed the deathcbsnews.com, nbcnews.com, npr.org
  • Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 676 measles cases as of Friday, Sept. 12nbcnews.com, npr.org
  • Nearly 700 measles cases have been confirmed in 37 counties in Pennsylvaniaupi.com, nbcnews.com
  • and 4 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • The woman was unvaccinated, according to Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlongonly npr.org
  • 124 people have been hospitalized from measles in Pennsylvaniaonly nbcnews.com
  • Fewer than 1% of confirmed measles cases in Pennsylvania involved fully vaccinated individualsonly nbcnews.com
  • Between 20% and one in every five unvaccinated people infected with measles are hospitalizedonly upi.com, theguardian.com
  • No other states have announced measles deaths in 2026only npr.org
  • The U.S. experiences its worst resurgence of measles in 35 yearsonly nbcnews.com

Reported unevenly

  • Hospitalization rate for unvaccinated people infected with measlesstated by upi.com states 20%, theguardian.com states 'one in every five'
  • Mortality rate described as 'Between one and three children in 1,000 die' vs. 'between one and three in every 1,000'stated by upi.com, theguardian.com
  • Whether the Pennsylvania Department of Health's Friday report reflected the deathstated by theguardian.com states the Friday update 'did not reflect the death' · absent from nbcnews.com, npr.org, cbsnews.com, upi.com