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Second baby died of measles - WGAL
WGAL • • general
Key Points:
- An infant in Lancaster County died from measles, confirmed by Coroner Stephen Diamantoni, clarifying earlier reports that described the death as "measles-associated."
- A second infant death was also confirmed to be caused by measles; this baby girl had Amish lethal microcephaly, a condition with a typical life expectancy of about six months.
- The second infant was born in July, admitted to palliative care immediately, and died after approximately two months; it remains unclear if she was born with measles or contracted it post-birth.
- The first infant death on August 14 involved a newborn who contracted measles from the mother, but the actual cause of death was a ruptured spleen, with measles noted on the death certificate.
