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4,400 measles cases in US; CDC sending a disease detective

The CDC says the investigator is headed to Pennsylvania; meanwhile Fox and the New York Post are busy with Democratic 2028 and Hochul talk.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:10 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by ABC News: “4,400 measles cases reported in US as CDC to send 'disease detective' to Pennsylvania”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5:10 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: CDC, Pennsylvania, US.
BBN covered this story before: Pennsylvania at the center of US measles outbreaks (October 13).

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ABC News4,400 measles cases reported in US as CDC to send 'disease detective' to Pennsylvania

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMore than forty-four hundred measles cases are now reported across the United States, and ABC News says the CDC is sending a disease detective to Pennsylvania.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne detective. For forty-four hundred cases.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd what a detective! Trench coat, magnifying glass, probably a van with a snack drawer. I love a road trip with a purpose.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe job is tracing who caught it from whom. That's the whole case.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt doesn't need a van, it needs a lot of phone calls and a very patient person.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA virus as the suspect, a handshake at a county fair as the weapon. I'd watch that show.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCheck your vaccine records tonight. It's a boring sentence, and it's the one that closes the case.

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