Pennsylvania hospitals are racing to contain the worst measles outbreak the United States has seen in more than three decades, with 731 cases, 141 hospitalizations, and at least four deaths recorded in 2026 alone. The epicenter is Lancaster County, where 296 confirmed cases have overwhelmed local health systems that, until this year, treated measles as […] The post Pennsylvania's measles outbreak has killed four and infected hundreds — and hospitals are scrambling to keep up appeared first on American Almanac .
Pennsylvania hospitals are racing to contain the worst measles outbreak the United States has seen in more than three decades, with 731 cases, 141 hospitalizations, and at least four deaths recorded in 2026 alone. The epicenter is Lancaster County, where 296 confirmed cases have overwhelmed local health systems that, until this year, treated measles as a medical relic. Neighboring Chester County has logged 65 cases. Dauphin County, home to the state capital, is also seeing admissions climb. Across the greater Harrisburg area, infectious disease specialists who went entire careers without encountering a single measles patient now see the virus daily. Dr. John Goldman, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Pittsburgh…Open
A working horse in a Texas border county has tested positive for the New World screwworm, the first confirmed equine case in the United States this century, as the parasite's northward spread from Mexico shows no sign of slowing. The U.S. Equestrian Federation confirmed the infestation on the hind limb of the horse in Presidio […] The post Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texas horse for first time this century appeared first on American Almanac .
A working horse in a Texas border county has tested positive for the New World screwworm, the first confirmed equine case in the United States this century, as the parasite's northward spread from Mexico shows no sign of slowing. The U.S. Equestrian Federation confirmed the infestation on the hind limb of the horse in Presidio County, a remote stretch of West Texas that sits directly on the Mexican border. The case marks a grim milestone in an outbreak that began earlier this year when an infected cow turned up in Zavala County, roughly 120 miles southwest of San Antonio. Since then, 48 screwworm cases have been confirmed across Texas and one in New Mexico, that one on a dog, The Guardian reported . The New World screwworm is not a worm…Open
A 40-year-old woman who lived in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has died from measles complications, the county coroner confirmed Sunday. It's the third measles-associated death in a fast-growing outbreak that's sparked a political clash between state and federal officials. CNN's Jacqueline Howard reports.
