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DALLAS — Gaines County, the epicenter of the massive Texas measles outbreak that began in January, no longer has ongoing measles transmission, public health officials said on Tuesday. The Department ...
Measles transmission has ceased in Gaines County, previously the center of Texas's outbreak, with the total outbreak holding at 753 confirmed cases and 98 hospitalizations, including two deaths ...
The Texas Department of State Health Services has reported no new measles cases linked to the West Texas outbreak this week.
The measles outbreak in Texas may be starting to wane some, according to state officials. Texas did not add any cases in the ...
Gaines County, the epicenter of the massive Texas measles outbreak that began in January, no longer has ongoing measles transmission, public health officials said on Tuesday. The Department of State ...
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
Counties with ongoing measles transmission include Gaines, Lamar and Lubbock. At 413 cases, Gaines County is still home to a vast majority of the outbreak. Terry County follows at 60 cases.
The Mennonite community located in remote Gaines County, about 400 miles west of Dallas, has been the center of a West Texas measles outbreak. As of Tuesday, measles has spread to 279 patients in ...
Faced with a skeptical religious community at the center of the outbreak, health officials say they may have pushed too hard ...
The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread since 1991, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go. But in Gaines County, Texas, which was once the nation’s epicenter ...
Lubbock County has seen a decrease in measles cases, with over 3,000 more MMR vaccines administered than expected, but health ...
The University of Texas and Austin Public Health created a measles simulator for school districts and private schools around the county to better understand their risks.