The deadly measles outbreak in Samoa hits close to home for Verona Sagato, who co-owns the Sagato Bakery and Cafe in Midvale.
Her parents are from the small Pacific island, and she has plenty of family members who still live there. She said a distant relative — a baby boy — has died as part of the outbreak.
The baby is one of more than 60 killed by the infectious disease over the past two months. Approximately 3,900 measles cases have been reported in the country of just over 200,000, and the government shut down schools after declaring the outbreak a national emergency earlier this month, The Associated Press reports.