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Pennsylvania warns of rise in congenital measles and infection during pregnancy
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NBC News · North America
The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued an alert Monday to doctors about an increase in measles infections in pregnant women, as well as a concerning rise in congenital measles — a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S.
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