威斯康星州卫生服务部周四表示，该州一名婴儿因正在进行的麻疹疫情死亡。
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said on Thursday that an infant had died in connection with the ongoing measles outbreak in the state.
该部门称，验尸官将麻疹列为直接死因，为保护家庭隐私，拒绝透露更多细节。
The coroner listed measles as the immediate cause of death, the department said, declining to release further details to protect the family's privacy.
此次死亡发生之际，美国面临数十年来最高的麻疹病例数，这由多个州的疫情爆发以及部分社区儿童疫苗接种率下降所推动。
The death comes as the United States faces its highest number of measles cases in decades, fueled by outbreaks in several states and declining childhood vaccination rates in some communities.
截至11月3日，威斯康星州已在13个县报告431例病例，有9人因严重症状住院。
Wisconsin had reported 431 cases across 13 counties as of November 3, with nine people hospitalized for severe symptoms.
“这是威斯康星州35多年来见到的最大规模麻疹病例数，” 州流行病学家瑞安·韦斯特加德在媒体电话会议上说。
"This is the largest number of measles cases we've seen in Wisconsin in more than 35 years," state epidemiologist Ryan Westergaard said in a media call.
“我们确认的431例病例几乎可以肯定是低估的。并非所有感染者都会接受检测或引起公共卫生部门的注意，” 他补充道。
"The 431 cases we've identified are almost certainly an underestimate. Not everyone who becomes infected gets tested or comes to the attention of public health," he added.
州卫生官员表示，他们已与地方和部落卫生部门合作，通过病例追踪、检测和疫苗接种工作应对疫情。美国卫生与公众服务部未立即回复路透社的置评请求。
State health officials said they have worked with local and Tribal health departments to respond to the outbreak through case tracking, testing and vaccination efforts. The Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to Reuters for comment.
周三，宾夕法尼亚州卫生官员报告该州今年第六例麻疹相关死亡病例。而纽约州本周早些时候报告了首例麻疹相关儿童死亡病例。
On Wednesday, Pennsylvania health officials reported the state's sixth measles-associated death this year. While New York state reported its first measles-associated child death earlier this week.
然而，美国疾控中心今年记录了四例麻疹相关死亡病例，但未公布发生州份。
However, the CDC has recorded four measles-related deaths this year but did not name the states where they occurred.
数字差异源于美国卫生部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪领导下的政策转变，疾控中心改用国家卫生统计中心的死亡率数据追踪麻疹死亡，取代了此前依赖州卫生部门数据的做法。
The gap in numbers follows a policy shift under US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with the CDC switching to the National Center for Health Statistics' mortality data to track measles deaths, replacing its earlier reliance on state health departments' figures.