A coroner in Pennsylvania said measles did not cause the death of a baby, after state officials said the baby was one of two people whose deaths were linked to measles.
The baby died from laceration to the spleen, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, the coroner in Lancaster County, told local outlet LNP. The baby did test positive for measles, but the coroner’s office ruled out measles as a factor because “there was no swelling or enlargement whatsoever” of the spleen, Diamantoni said.
“We want to determine the cause of the laceration. And we may not be able to,” Diamantoni also said. …