Nearly 100 Sickened With Measles As Outbreak Spreads In Texas, New Mexico
Cases of the highly contagious disease are expected to rise and potentially spread to other states where vaccination rates ...
Widening Measles Outbreak In Texas Signals Problem With Vaccination Rate
A measles outbreak in Texas has jumped from two cases among unvaccinated children to 48. With childhood vaccine hesitancy on ...
What to Know About the Measles Vaccine
Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease caused by a virus, and can be severe or even fatal. According to the U.S.
In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight
At least 58 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable ...
Nearly 100 Measles Cases Have Been Reported in Texas
Over the past month, the virus has spread in areas with low vaccination rates, and most of those affected are minors.
Why Texas measles outbreak may be ‘the tip of a bigger iceberg’
Texas' measles outbreak is now at 90 cases, the highest yearly case count since 1992. Experts say the number is likely to ...
Officials report possible measles exposure at San Marcos, Texas State, San Antonio, UTSA
The Hays County Health Department has issued an alert of a potential measles exposure in San Marcos. The San Antonio ...
Measles, once eliminated in the U.S., sickens 99 in Texas and New Mexico
Health authorities warned of further spread. Most U.S. measles cases this year involved people 19 and under and those without ...
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Reduced Vaccination Rates May Allow Spike in Measles Cases
Overall, unvaccinated children are at the greatest risk for measles, according to the CDC. The CDC currently recommends two ...
Measles outbreak sickens nearly 100 in New Mexico and Texas
The deadly illness has sickened dozens of people in west Texas and New Mexico since late January. The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed 90 cases of measles, including at least 77 ...
Measles cases are on the rise in the US. Should you get the vaccine in NC? What to know
As of Feb. 20, there were a total of 93 measles cases reported in eight states: Alaska, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New ...
Do you need a measles booster shot? What to know as a U.S. outbreak spreads
A measles outbreak in the U.S. has grown to nearly 100 cases​​​. Here's what to know about measles vaccines and those who may need a booster.