An infant in Wisconsin has died of measles, the state’s first measles death since 1990, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Nov. 5.
The coroner listed measles as the immediate cause of death. The department is withholding further details to protect the family’s privacy.
“Any death of a child is a tragedy and even more so when it is related to a vaccine-preventable disease,” DHS Secretary Kirsten Johnson said in the news release.
As of Nov. 3, Wisconsin had reported 431 measles cases in 2026, the state’s highest count in more than 35 years. Nine patients have been hospitalized with severe symptoms. The department said official counts likely understate the outbreak’s reach because not every sick person seeks care or gets tested.
The news comes three days after New York officials reported the state’s first measles death in 30 years.
As of Oct. 29, the CDC has confirmed 4,852 measles cases nationwide, including four fatal cases. About 11% of cases have required hospitalization.
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