宾夕法尼亚州2026年的麻疹病例数已接近1000例，而该州卫生部门仅在几天前才确认病例数已超过900例。
Pennsylvania’s reported measles cases are almost at 1,000 for 2026, days after its health department confirmed the figure had passed 900.
“截至2026年5月5日，宾夕法尼亚州39个县共报告了977例麻疹病例，”宾夕法尼亚州卫生部门在一份声明中写道。声明指出，自9月30日以来新增了34例麻疹病例，因该病毒感染而住院的患者人数已达195人。声明还强调了该州报告的5例与麻疹相关的死亡病例；目前，州长乔什·夏皮罗（Josh Shapiro，民主党）与卫生部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）之间仍就麻疹疫情的真正死亡人数存在争议。这是该州35年来最严重的麻疹疫情。
“977 measles cases have been confirmed across 39 counties in Pennsylvania so far in 2026,” Pennsylvania’s Department of Health wrote in a statement Friday. The agency highlighted that 34 new Pennsylvania measles cases had emerged since Sept. 30, with hospitalizations tied to the infection reaching 195. The statement also reemphasized the state’s reported five measles-associated deaths amid an ongoing dispute between Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the outbreak’s true death toll. The outbreak is the worst the commonwealth has seen in more than 35 years.
宾夕法尼亚州卫生部门进一步表示，除4例病例外，其余所有患者均未完成麻疹疫苗的接种。声明中提到：“通常情况下，宾夕法尼亚州的医疗服务提供者每月会接种约2.5万剂MMR疫苗；2026年8月共接种了4.9万剂MMR疫苗，而截至9月初，已接种了5.3万剂。”美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）将麻疹描述为一种具有高度传染性的病毒，并强调接种两剂MMR疫苗才能提供最佳防护效果。该州卫生部门表示，两剂疫苗的联合接种可提供97%的终身预防效果。
Pennsylvania’s Department of Health added Friday that all but four of its measles cases have been among people who were not fully vaccinated against the virus. “In a typical month, Pennsylvania health care providers administer approximately 25,000 doses of the MMR vaccine,” it wrote. “In August 2026, more than 49,000 MMR vaccines were administered and so far in September 2026, more than 53,000 doses have been administered.”The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes measles as a highly contagious virus but adds that two doses of the MMR vaccine provide the best protection. Pennsylvania’s health department stated that both doses together are 97 percent effective at preventing measles for life.
本月早些时候，由于有5例患者因麻疹死亡，宾夕法尼亚州卫生部门开始向CDC的Epi-Aid项目申请紧急援助，但前提是CDC必须公开承认该州报告的全部死亡人数。然而CDC拒绝承认与宾夕法尼亚州相同的死亡数据，这引发了夏皮罗与肯尼迪之间关于“何谓麻疹死亡”的激烈政治争议。
Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Department of Health began the process of requesting emergency assistance from the CDC’s Epi-Aid program following five reported deaths tied to the infection, but only on the condition that the federal agency publicly recognizes the state’s entire reported death count. The CDC has refused to acknowledge the same number of deaths as the Keystone State in its national count, sparking a bitter political dispute between Shapiro and Kennedy over what constitutes a measles death.
到目前为止，该联邦机构在其麻疹病例及疫情统计报告中仅确认了两例死亡病例；不过该机构的网站也指出：“这一数字可能会发生变化。”美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的数据库并未明确说明这些死亡病例的具体发生时间和地点，因此目前尚不清楚这些死亡病例是否包括宾夕法尼亚州报告的病例。不过，今年其他任何州都未记录到麻疹导致的死亡病例。
The federal agency to date has only recognized two deaths in its measles cases and outbreaks index, though the website adds that “this number is subject to change.”The CDC’s database does not specify where or when these deaths occurred, so it’s not clear if the tally includes Pennsylvania’s reported cases. However, no other state has recorded a measles death this year.
2025年，美国共有三人死于麻疹——其中两人死于德克萨斯州，一人死于新墨西哥州。
In 2025, three people in the U.S. died from measles — two in Texas and one in New Mexico.