Wisconsin reports infant death linked to measles outbreak as US cases hit their highest level in decades. Read more at straitstimes.com.

An infant in Wisconsin has died in connection with a large, ongoing measles outbreak, the state health department said Thursday. The death marks the first measles-related death in Wisconsin in more than 35 years and the third reported in the U.S. this week.

An infant in southwestern Wisconsin has died from measles, the state’s first such death in 36 years.

Wisconsin's health officials announced an infant's measles-associated death, marking the state's first in 36 years, amid 431 cases in 13 counties.