Texas, measles

Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions
A small county in West Texas has 15 measles cases, mostly in school-aged children. Gaines County, which borders New Mexico, has one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state.
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.
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 erupts in one of Texas’ least-vaccinated counties
On January 30, officials reported two measles cases in unvaccinated, school-age children in Gaines County, which sits at the border of New Mexico and is around 90 miles southwest of Lubbock, Texas. Both children were hospitalized in Lubbock and had been discharged.
What is measles? What you need to know about Texas cases, symptoms and vaccine
As another community in Texas confirms positive measles cases, here's what to know about symptoms of the highly contagious virus that impacts children.
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.
Measles confirmed in 3 Georgia residents. What is the danger? Here's what to know
Georgia has reported measles in three residents. Here's a closer look at the virus, where it is, and how dangerous it is.
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 ...
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Texas measles outbreak among children leads to health alert
According to the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Rule §97.7, schools and childcare settings shall exclude unimmunized ...
Two new measles cases linked to unvaccinated family in metro Atlanta: DPH
According to a release from DPH, the two family members may have been exposed through contact with the first person who ...
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Impact of measles vaccination strategies on vaccination rates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction While many interventions aim to raise measles vaccination coverage in low-income and middle-income countries ...
As RFK Jr. faces U.S. Senate, questions linger about a measles outbreak in Samoa, half a world away
Local officials in Samoa don't blame Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's HHS pick, for measles deaths, but critics call his ...
With a measles case in Georgia, here’s what you should know
ATLANTA, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated Georgia ...
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Georgia measles case now has infected family members
Two family members of a metro Atlanta person diagnosed with measles last month have also contracted the disease, according to ...