Measles Cases in Texas Rise to 400
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The measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico have surpassed a combined 370 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.
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The Texas Department of State Health Services said Tuesday 422 cases have been identified in the state since late January, 42 of which required hospitalization.
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Nearly two dozen cases have been reported in Kansas.. Ten cases have been reported in Ohio. Measles cases have continued to climb in West Texas and New Mexico, with an outbreak in those areas reaching more than 400 as other states also report a rise in ...
WHEN VACCINATION RATES ARE HIGH, WE PROTECT According to the health department, most of the cases in New Mexico involve unvaccinated residents. Officials add the measles outbreak is not a rapidly ...
The measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico has grown to include nearly 450 cases in just 2 months, health officials reported.Meanwhile, health departments in two other states are investigating cases for a potential link to the outbreak.
Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico rose to 370 on Friday, the health departments of the states said, an increase of 19 infections since their previous reports four days ago, as the United States deals with one of the largest measles outbreaks in the past decade.
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Measles cases hit 370 total in Texas and New Mexico. Kansas has an outbreak. Here’s what...The measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico have surpassed a combined 370 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.
Confirmed measles cases in the US grew by 28% in a week to reach 483 this year, worsening a deadly outbreak that has already surpassed last year’s total.
Most of the public school districts in the Kansas counties experiencing the outbreak have vaccination rates well below the recommended 95% threshold.
Kansas and Ohio health officials have confirmed several measles cases among mostly unvaccinated children and adults, as the total number of states reporting measles outbreaks reaches 18.