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New York Declares State Disaster Emergency Over Growing Measles Outbreak
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
13
First seen
Oct 5, 2:50 PM EDT
updated Oct 8, 7:00 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WGRZ, AM New York and 11 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
The governor of New York has declared a state disaster emergency in response to a surge in measles cases, WGN-TV reported. The state's health commissioner also warned that the disease has gained a solid foothold in New York, according to WNYA.
Written by our system from the sources below (13), version 6, Oct 8, 7:32 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- New York governor declares measles emergency · The Bristol Edition
- New York governor declares measles emergency · Connecticut Mirror
- State Health Commissioner warns measles has gained ‘solid foothold’ in New York · WNYA
- New York declares measles disaster emergency · WGN-TV
- Measles surge triggers state of emergency in New York · KSAW-LD
- New York Declares State of Emergency Over Highly Contagious Disease · WZAD
- New York State Measles Emergency Declared · WCHN
- New York State Measles Emergency Declared · WBKT
- New York State Measles Emergency Declared · WKXZ
- New York Declares State of Emergency Over Highly Contagious Disease · WPDA
- New York declares first US measles disaster emergency since 2025 surge · Hawaii Tribune-Herald
- MEASLES EMERGENCY: New York declares disaster in response to outbreak of contagious, yet preventable, disease · AM New York
- New York declares state disaster emergency over growing measles outbreak · WGRZ
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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