Measles spreads to central Texas
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Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
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One unvaccinated school-aged child has died from measles.
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The state health department reported 22 new cases of measles since last Friday's report. Forty-two of the patients have been hospitalized since the outbreak began in late January. The highest number of cases is in Gaines County where the outbreak is centered. The county has 280 of the 422 cases.
The Texas health department reported 422 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase from 400 on March 28, as the United States battles one of the largest outbreaks of the disease in the past decade.
The measles outbreak in Texas continues to spread, with 422 cases reported since January, an increase of 22 cases since Friday. Most cases are in West Texas, where one child has died. Dallas County Health and Human Services has cut 21 workers,
The Texas public health department is now reporting a total of 422 measles cases in the ongoing outbreak that began in Gaines County. The outbreak has now spread to two additional counties, both in the center of the state.
A measles outbreak in Kansas has more than doubled to nearly two dozen cases over the last week, according to state health officials, who said they identified a “possible link” between confirmed cases of the highly contagious illness and a larger outbreak in Texas and New Mexico.
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FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSNTexas measles outbreak 2025: Cases reported in 2 new counties, total rises to 422The state has reported 422 cases since January. On Tuesday, the first cases were reported in Brown and Erath counties. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 22 new measles cases in connection with a West Texas measles outbreak Tuesday.
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The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with 327 cases confirmed, according to new data published Tuesday.
The Texas health department reported 422 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase from 400 in its previous count on March 28.
An unvaccinated adult who lives in Pueblo developed measles after visiting a part of Mexico that has an ongoing outbreak.