First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people

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The measles outbreak in West Texas is moving so rapidly that the correct current number today, 2/26/25, now standing at 124, will be a memory in the next hours. Further, as news has also been reported of the outbreak spreading to New Mexico, this will...

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In Texas, a child died as a result of a measles infection – the first death of the disease in the US in ten years. More than 100 more people are ill.

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Unvaccinated child in Texas dies of measles

A child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, officials there said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious respiratory disease since 2015. The school-aged child had been hospitalized and died Tuesday night, state officials said, amid the widespread outbreak, Texas’ largest in nearly 30 years. Since it began last month, a rash of 124 cases has erupted across nine counties. The Texas Department of…

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Texas measles outbreak results in death

The first child died of measles in the outbreak sweeping through Texas and New Mexico that is mainly affecting children who aren’t vaccinated against the virus, Texas officials announced Wednesday. The outbreak has resulted in 124 cases of measles, most in children, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Eighteen people have been hospitalized. Nine additional cases had been reported in New Mexico as of Tuesday, according to …

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Video 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 than 100 people.

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Unvaccinated child dies in Texas measles outbreak, the first in the U.S. in a decade

A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.