23 hours ago · The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state’s worst in nearly 30 years.. State health officials said Friday in a news release that those who are infected are either unvaccinated or their vaccination status is unknown. Thirteen people have been hospitalized. The cases have been concentrated in a “close-knit ...

4 days ago · The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. At this time, 24 cases have been identified with symptom onset within the last two weeks. Nine of the patients have been hospitalized. All of the cases are unvaccinated and residents of Gaines County.

1 day ago · The measles outbreak first reported in Gaines County, Texas, has doubled to 48 cases in the last four days, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement Friday.

22 hours ago · The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state's worst in nearly 30 years.. State health officials said Friday in a ...

22 hours ago · The city of Seminole is the seat of Gaines County, Texas, and the epicenter of the current measles outbreak. It’s located in a vast, flat region filled with ranchers and peanut and cotton farmers.

Jan 23, 2025 · The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting two confirmed cases of measles in residents of Harris County. These are the first confirmed cases of measles reported in Texas since 2023. Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases may occur.

2 days ago · A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years ...

Feb 7, 2025 · A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level. In late January, two children in Gaines County were hospitalized for...

Jun 9, 2023 · This is the first confirmed case of measles in Texas since travel-related outbreaks in 2019, which led to 23 cases. Two doses of the measles vaccine are highly effective at preventing measles, however even vaccinated people can occasionally become infected.

1 day ago · A measles outbreak in an area of Texas with abysmal vaccination rates continues to mushroom, with cases doubling since Tuesday and expanding into additional counties. Gaines now reports 42 cases ...