By Fatma Younis
An infant in Wisconsin has died from measles, marking the state's first measles death since 1990, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Thursday.
First Measles Death in Decades
The death brings the total number of measles fatalities reported by state health departments nationwide to eight this year. Six deaths have been recorded in Pennsylvania, one in New York, and now one in Wisconsin.
National Toll Rises to Eight
Health officials did not release additional details about the infant. The case comes amid a resurgence of measles in several states, prompting renewed calls for vaccination.
