US EditionMeasles cases approach 150 in ongoing West Texas outbreak
- The number of measles cases in Texas has risen to 146, marking the state's largest outbreak in nearly 30 years, with an increase of 22 cases reported since Tuesday.
- A school-aged child died during the outbreak, becoming the first measles-related death in the U.S. Since 2015, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- This outbreak, the largest in nearly 30 years, affects nine counties, with nearly 100 cases in Gaines County, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- The outbreak primarily spreads through a close-knit, undervaccinated Mennonite community in rural West Texas.
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Idaho Capital SunIdaho 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…
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