39-year-old unvaccinated woman dies from measles in Pennsylvania outbreak

<p>A 39-year-old unvaccinated woman in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has become the sixth person to die from measles amid a state outbreak that has affected over a thousand individuals since it began in April. </p><p>The woman died on Saturday, October 10. She had several underlying health conditions and had recently tested positive for measles, according to an advisory posted on social media by Franklin County Coroner Jordan Conner. The advisory noted that her death meets the definition of a measles death set by the state's health department.</p><p>In an emailed statement to The Washington Post, the coroner's office indicated that the primary cause of death was listed as "probable acute cardiac event due to possible complications of the measles."</p>