In Texas Measles Outbreak, Signs of a Riskier Future for Children
Vaccine hesitancy has been rising for years in the United States. Doctors and parents in one rural county are confronting the ...
US Health Secretary Kennedy calls for end to deadly Texas measles outbreak
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday said he recognizes the serious impact of the current measles outbreak ...
Texas Measles Cases Rise to 146 In an Outbreak That Led to a Child’s Death
The number of people with measles in Texas rises to 146 in an outbreak that led to the death of an unvaccinated child.
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Texas Faces a Measles Outbreak: How a Once-Eradicated Disease Came Roaring Back
Texas is facing its largest measles outbreak in over 30 years, proving that what was once conquered can return if we let our ...
Measles cases rise to 146 in ongoing Texas outbreak, including first US death since 2015
Feb. 28, the number of measles cases in West Texas has risen to 146, with 20 hospitalizations, in an outbreak primarily ...
Texas measles outbreak grows to 146 cases, largest in decades
The latest update comes two days after the first death was reported in a school-aged child who lived in the outbreak area.
Amid West Texas measles outbreak, vaccine resistance hardens
SEMINOLE, Texas — When the local hospital warned of a brewing measles outbreak, Kaleigh Brantner urged fellow residents of this rural West Texas community to beware of vaccinating their children.
Amid growing Texas outbreak, how contagious is measles?
Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to humans. Just one infected patient can spread measles to up to nine out of 10 susceptible close contacts, according to the Centers for Disease ...
First measles death reported in Texas child as outbreak spreads
Health officials say a child who had not been vaccinated died of measles in West Texas — the first death in an outbreak that has now infected more than 140 people​.