Earlier this year, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported an outbreak of measles that began in the South Plains and Panhandle regions of Texas. As of Friday, March 28, 400 cases have been identified since late January and 41 of those diagnosed have been hospitalized.

The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 400 cases amid reports of some children taking unhealthy amounts of vitamin A.

A measles outbreak has worsened in the United States, health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has urged for a vaccination but has called it a personal choice.