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West Texas measles cases rise to 124. Here is what you need to know.
The measles outbreak — the largest in the state in 30 years — has spread from two cases in late January and now includes nine counties, most of them in the rural South Plains ...
Texas records first death from measles outbreak
A Texas measles outbreak has doubled in the last week to 124 cases, state health officials said Tuesday, a day after they ...
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Measles: A look back at the history of the virus
One of the first written accounts of measles was published by a Persian doctor in the 9th century, according to the CDC. In 1912, measles was named a nationally notifiable disease in the United States ...
First measles death reported in West Texas after outbreak
LUBBOCK, Texas — A person who contracted measles in West Texas has died, the first fatality in the state from the highly ...
First death reported in Texas measles outbreak
When asked about the measles outbreak and death, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said “it’s not unusual, we have measles ...
Unvaccinated Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first US fatality in years
The death comes amid declining US immunisation rates and the appointment of vaccine critic RFK as Trump's health secretary An ...
RFK Jr reveals two children have died from measles in Texas
Health Secrectary Robert F Kennedy Jr has reportedly revealed that two people have died from measles in West Texas in the ...
Texas child is first reported US measles death in a decade as outbreak hits more than 130 people
The first person reported to have died from measles in the U.S. in a decade, a "school-aged child" who perished overnight in ...
Unvaccinated child dies of measles amid outbreak
An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak that has infected more ...
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak is an unvaccinated child, officials say
Lubbock city spokesperson Lauren Adams confirmed the death Wednesday. It wasn't clear the age of the patient, who died overnight.
First measles death reported in Texas: Warning signs to watch out for
An unvaccinated child in West Texas has died from measles, marking the first such death in the US since 2015. With 124 ...
First US measles death reported in West Texas as outbreak affects more than 130 people
The first person known to have died from measles in the U.S. in a decade was announced by health officials on Wednesday and ...