Texas measles outbreak hits 422 cases
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Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
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The multi-state outbreak confirms health experts' fears that the virus will take hold in other U.S. communities with low vaccination rates and that the spread could stretch on for a year.
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As measles cases in the U.S. and around the world rise, New York is warning its residents to take precautions before traveling to areas experiencing an outbreak. The New York Department of Health's advisory says people should be fully vaccinated against measles at least two weeks before departing.
Tennessee has four confirmed measles cases, and health care experts know with certainty that means more are on the way. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2020, but it is surging again as parents decline to vaccinate their children.
KENT COUNTY, Mich. – Michigan has confirmed its second measles case of 2025 in an adult in Kent County. The health department said the infected adult had recently traveled abroad before returning to the U.S. and traveling between Michigan and New Jersey.
As measles spreads across the U.S., a few fully vaccinated people have contracted rare breakthrough cases. Here's what to know and why vaccination is still important.
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The notice comes a day after the HSE issued an “urgent public health alert” about a suspected measles case on the Dublin Connolly to Sligo train last Friday. Members of the public may have been exposed to measles while travelling for 15 minutes or more in carriage D of the service, which departed Dublin at 5.05pm on March 28th, the HSE said.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNLubbock’s public health director fights to stop measles and build public trustKatherine Wells was celebrated early during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then public health became a political litmus test.
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed three additional measles cases in Middle Tennessee on Tuesday, less than two weeks after the region reported its first case. One of the new cases confirmed Tuesday is related to Tennessee's first confirmed case on March 21. No additional details are available about Tennessee’s positive cases.
Nationwide, cases crossed a grim milestone last month surpassing the ... Officials say no infections linked to the infected individual have been reported to date. Measles is one of the most infectious diseases in the world, with one person capable of ...