The outbreak began about three weeks ago with two cases among unvaccinated children in Gaines County. Most cases involve individuals, primarily children, who were either unvaccinated or had an ...

The epicenter of the current measles outbreak, Gaines County, also has the highest share of students in kindergarten through 12th grade who received vaccine exemptions for religious and other ...

Related: Map: These Texas schools have low measles ... The measles outbreak in Texas started in Gaines County, near the New Mexico border. Health officials believe it has spread rapidly because ...

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)(Julio Cortez / AP) Vaccines are back in the spotlight after an outbreak of measles that started in Gaines County earlier this month has grown to nearly 150 cases throughout ...

One more person was hospitalized since Friday, with 57 total. Gaines County, where the virus has been spreading through a close-knit Mennonite community, has the majority of cases, with 328 on ...

Gaines County is a vast, flat expanse far in the west of Texas: more than 1,500 square miles of sparsely populated farmland. And right now, this is the epicenter of a measles outbreak the likes of ...

GAINES COUNTY — The Texas Department of State Health Services said there were 24 cases of measles in Gaines County on Tuesday, Feb. 11. All of the cases are unvaccinated residents of the county.