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Measles cases continue to grow in an outbreak in West Texas, with state health officials saying Tuesday the number of confirmed infections is now up to 58. The majority of cases (33) have been ...
Texas health officials a reporting two new measles cases in its latest update. The new cases come after the state reported no ...
Where Are Measles Spreading Currently? The West Texas cases are concentrated in Gaines ... Measles is a respiratory virus ...
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The measles outbreak in western Texas has hit 481 cases ... Children and teenagers between ages 5 and 17 make up the majority of cases, at 180 cases, followed by children ages 4 and under ...
As of Friday, the outbreak in Texas was up to 309 cases and one measles-related death, while New Mexico’s case count was up to 42 and also one measles-related death. Forty-two people have been ...
but cases have now popped up in urban areas, including Austin. Since the first confirmed case in Gaines County in January, a total of 663 people across Texas have tested positive for measles ...
The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday ... is a respiratory virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are ...
The measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico have surpassed a combined 350 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Measles is caused by a highly contagious ...