Pennsylvania seeks CDC help amid dispute over US measles deaths

Pennsylvania has asked the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for help containing an expanding measles outbreak that has seen several people die, but says it will withdraw the request unless the federal agency recognises four measles-associated deaths reported by the state.The CDC, however, said it has not been properly notified of any such request.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Republican US senator slams Trump vaccine policy amid rising measles deathslist 2 of 3US health authorities dispute Pennsylvania’s measles-related deathslist 3 of 3A third person has died of measles in the US, health officials sayend of listThe US is currently seeing the worst measles outbreak in the country since 1991, with several deaths over the last couple of years. Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000, but has made a comeback in recent years, which some have linked to a rise in vaccine scepticism. The US state of Pennsylvania has been hit especially hard.In a letter sent to CDC Director Erica Schwartz on Wednesday, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Debra Bogen said the state had begun the process of requesting emergency assistance from the CDC, known ...