Measles cases approach 150 in ongoing West Texas outbreak

Measles affecting multiple states, with most cases in deadly Texas outbreak

The number of measles cases in the U.S. is growing, with most of them clustered in West Texas.

West Fargo Sanford Pediatrician Speaks On The Rising Cases of Measles

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Measles, it’s one of the most contagious infectious diseases that can live up in the air for 2 hours. “And so, you have that entire like two-week period where you don’t know where you caught it. You don’t know how contagious you’ve been. Typically you’re actually contagious right when that first fever starts, but who knows, you know, it hasn’t declared itself all that well yet,” said Dr. Brandon Meyer, MD General Pediat…

Texas has not pinpointed source of measles outbreak

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The source of the measles outbreak in Texas has not been determined, a top Texas official said on Monday.  “For this particular outbreak, we don’t know the individual who introduced it into the community,” Dr. Jennifer Shuford, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, told a state House of Representatives committee.  Cases of measles first cropped up in Gaines County in January. Since…

Idaho families must act now to prevent a measles outbreak

As a pediatrician who has been working in this state for over twenty years, I am deeply concerned about the rising threat of measles across the United States and what it could mean for Idaho. Recent outbreaks in Texas and…

Measles is popping up in the US. Here's how to avoid one of the world's most contagious viruses

Measles is not often seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas.

CDC says it's on the ground in Texas as measles outbreak grows

Texas reported 159 measles cases in an update on Tuesday, including 22 people who are currently hospitalized.