Texas, Measles

Texas confirms growing measles outbreak affecting school-aged children
Officials at the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) warn there is a growing measles outbreak involving school-aged children. The report said that 10 cases have been identified in Gaines County and eight of the cases are school-aged children, of which two are under the age of 5. All were unvaccinated cases, said officials.
Measles Outbreak Mounts Among Children in One of Texas’ Least Vaccinated Counties
A measles outbreak is growing in a Texas county with dangerously low vaccination rates. In late January, two school-age children from Gaines County were hospitalized with measles. Since an estimated 1 in 5 people with the disease end up in the hospital, the two cases suggested a larger outbreak.
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
Texas county reports measles outbreak among unvaccinated children
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. All cases have been identified among unvaccinated school-aged children who are residents of Gaines County. Symptom onset began within the last two weeks.
Measles Outbreak In Texas, Vaccination Rates Remain At An All Time Low
Most people who get measles are not protected by vaccines. In fact, Gaines County is one of the lowest counties that has childhood vaccination in Texas.
Texas reports new measles outbreak among young children
Texas Health and Human Services reports that seven children have been hospitalized with the disease. All were unvaccinated.
Texas Measles Outbreak Raises Alarm
After reportedly being eradicated from the U.S. in 2000, there were four times more outbreaks of measles in the U.S. in 2024 than in 2023, according to the CDC.
Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties
Health officials in Texas are battling a growing measles outbreak in an area that has some of the state's lowest vaccination rates and highest non-medical exemptions. On January 30, officials reported two measles cases in unvaccinated,
Measles cases reported in Texas as vaccine rate against the disease has fallen
Two of the four cases are in Lubbock, which hasn’t seen a case in more than 20 years. Measles vaccination rates in Texas have fallen over the last four years.
Officials report measles outbreak in Gaines County, cases up to ten
The Texas Department of State Health Services said on Friday there have been ten confirmed cases of measles in Gaines County. DSHS reported it as an outbreak of measles in the county.
Texas Measles Cases Hit County With Low Vaccination Rates
A rapid rise in and around rural Gaines County on the border with New Mexico has seen 14 confirmed and six probable cases.
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