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In western Texas, a measles outbreak doubled from 24 confirmed cases on Tuesday to 48 cases on Friday, according to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). This marks the largest measles ...
As of Tuesday, 750 cases had been confirmed in the West Texas measles outbreak that began in late January, an update from the ...
The measles outbreak in West Texas is slowing down, according to new data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
There were no new measles outbreak cases to report in Texas in the last week, and the number of counties on the Texas active ...
An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak that has infected more than 100 people. ABC News. Video. ... according to DSHS.
Based on the most recent data, DSHS has identified designated outbreak counties with ongoing measles transmission: Cochran, Dawson, Gaines, Lamar, Lubbock, Terry and Yoakum.
The DSHS reports that 79 of the confirmed cases involved individuals who had not received the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, while 62 cases had unknown vaccine status. At least five ...
The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed that measles cases in certain counties are still rising, mostly involving school-aged children. Dr. Marc Siegel discusses the threat.
DSHS clarified how it came up with six cases, saying there are four people who had measles symptoms "who are associated with the initial two cases" in Williamson County.
Texas DSHS is reporting 124 measles cases in the South Plains region as of Feb. 25. Gaines County, where the outbreak began in late January, has the most cases. Skip Navigation ...
DSHS said they don't believe this case is connected to the West Texas outbreak, where the first death due to measles was reported Wednesday morning. DSHS said the patient was an unvaccinated ...
The US has hit 800 measles cases across 24 states, with Texas the epicenter of the outbreak, ... (DSHS) said Friday. And 371 cases have been reported in Gaines County, ...