With an additional four measles cases reported late Thursday, we have an outbreak on the South Plains. So who is at risk? And ...

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Texas health officials have confirmed 24 total cases of measles in Gaines County and a new case in Terry County on Tuesday. Here's what we know.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting 10 cases of measles in Gaines County. Seven of the patients have ...

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – At least 10 cases of measles — eight of which are among school-aged children — have been reported in Gaines County in West Texas over the past two weeks, driving worries ...

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 ...

A rise in cases of measles has hit a rural area in and around Gaines County, in Texas, where the measles vaccination rate is low. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported that there ...

GAINES COUNTY, Texas — Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the ...

Some of the cases appear to be connected to private religious schools in the district, said the health director, who cautioned that the investigation is ongoing.

76% in 2014 to 2.32% last year, according to Texas Department of State Health Services data. Gaines County has one of the highest rates in Texas of school-aged children who opt out of at least one ...