Measles, Texas

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.
Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties
Gaines County has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the state of Texas and has among the highest rates of children with "conscientious exemptions" to school vaccination requirements.
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 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 hav
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.
Measles outbreak mounts among children in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties
Public health practitioners warn that measles outbreaks like the one hitting children in Texas will become more common because of scores of laws around the United States — pending and passed — that ultimately lower vaccine rates.
Measles outbreak escalating among children in red state's 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,
Lynn County confirms measles case in ER, third West Texas case in week
A week after the first case of measles was reported in West Texas in recent memory, Lynn County has reported its first case. Here is what we know.
Concertgoer infected with measles after attending Drake concert
A public health warning has been issued after a person infected with measles attended rapper superstar Drake’s Perth concert.
HEALTHWISE: Measles Makes a Comeback – Lubbock Doctor is Concerned
With an additional four measles cases reported late Thursday, we have an outbreak on the South Plains. So who is at risk? And ...
Trump Considers Labeling Migrants a Measles, Tuberculosis Risk
Advisers have been searching for disease threats that would merit emergency health law invoked during Trump’s first term to ...
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Georgia measles case now has infected family members
Two family members of the metro Atlanta person diagnosed with measles in January also have the disease, the Georgia Department of Public Health reported.
Is it the flu? Norovirus? Measles? Common cold? COVID-19? Maybe just Texas allergy season
Feeling under the weather? In Texas, cedar can bring sneezing, congestion and itchy eyes, but so can the flu, COVID-19 and ...
RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa's health chief says
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy ...
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2 new cases of measles reported in metro Atlanta
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed two new cases of measles in unvaccinated metro Atlanta residents.
Health officials discover 2 more people with measles in Georgia
About a week after learning of a measles patient in Georgia, health officials have uncovered additional cases.