The outbreak began in rural Gaines County, Texas, where most of the cases are concentrated, but Tuesday’s update shows spread into 21 Texas counties. Local officials are particularly worried ...

The deadly measles outbreak in Texas is continuing to rise, now approaching 500 confirmed cases with at least 56 people facing hospitalization since late January, according to health officials.

Kennedy Jr. said Sunday he visited Texas after a second child died from measles amid an outbreak since January that's resulted in nearly 500 cases in Texas and has spread across 22 states.

In a previous March 28 statement, the department wrote: "Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases are likely to occur in the outbreak area and the surrounding communities.

HHS is partnering with Texas health officials to better combat the measles outbreak in the state and has deployed teams from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the area ...

The death toll continued to rise Friday in the wake of dangerous flooding and the aftermath of a relentless tornado outbreak that tore through parts of the South and Midwest, leaving communities ...

WASHINGTON - A second child with measles has died in Texas, a local hospital spokesperson confirmed on Sunday, as hundreds of cases of the infectious disease have been recorded in recent weeks.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat a meningitis outbreak in the northern part of the country, the government ...

That’s the second death confirmed so far amid this year’s measles outbreak, after Texas officials previously reported in February that an unvaccinated child died in Lubbock after contracting ...

FG Trade/Getty Images The growing measles outbreak in the U.S. has reached 607 confirmed cases, surpassing the total number of cases in 2024. The CDC issued a measles advisory for travelers and ...

As the measles outbreak continues in Texas’ South Plains and Panhandle regions and two neighboring states, The Dallas Morning News will keep this page updated with information on confirmed cases.