He hadn’t been expecting a stranger with a notepad, but he listened as I explained that I had come to town to write about the ...
A person who was hospitalized with measles has died in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center spokesperson Melissa ...
Children under 5 are at the highest risk of serious measles complications, but the recent death involved an unvaccinated adult. This story was originally published on February 19, 2025. It has ...
Last week, Texas officials reported that an unvaccinated, otherwise healthy school-aged child died from measles, the first death from the virus in a decade; the family lives in the outbreak area ...
Europe saw the highest number of measles cases last year in more than 25 years, according to a new report published Thursday ...
This story was originally published by the Texas Tribune on March 10, 2025. Five years ago, Melanie Richburg used a roll of ...
A rare, fatal brain disorder has been linked to measles infections and can appear years after apparent recovery.
“Infected people are contagious from 4 days before the rash starts through 4 days afterward. The incubation period for measles, from exposure to fever, is usually about 7-10 days, and from exposure to ...