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Texas measles outbreak could last 12 months, experts say, risking U.S. elimination status
The measles outbreak has already spread to three states and triggered more than 500 cases. But it could keep growing for ...
Measles cases exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across U.S.
The measles outbreak in west Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U ...
Large number of measles cases being missed, CDC says
Measles would normally be expected to have a fatality rate of about one to three deaths out of every 1,000 children infected, the CDC says, so the number of deaths this year suggests there may be far ...
'In this for the long haul': Texas surpasses 500 measles cases since January
Texas confirmed 505 measles cases in 22 counties on Tuesday. About 70% of these cases were confirmed in children under the ...
More Than 600 Measles Cases in West Texas and New Mexico
Among the 561 measles cases in West Texas, state health officials said 550 involved individuals who were either unvaccinated ...
US measles cases are undercounted, experts say, but real numbers are proving hard to pin down
During a Cabinet meeting last week, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed what is now the ...
Whooping cough cases on the rise with measles: Symptoms, what to know
Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.
North Texas child care centers ramp up measles education amid Texas outbreak
Measles cases rise in Texas, prompting DFW childcare centers to boost parent education on the virus and vigilance.