Most of the measles cases reported so far this year are in Texas, where health officials are trying to clamp down on a growing outbreak that has sickened more than 150 people. Other states have also recorded measles cases though they trail far behind Texas, including New Mexico, California and New York City.
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Measles is popping up in the US. Here's how to avoid one of the world's most contagious viruses
As the measles outbreak grows in Texas, what makes the virus so contagious?
Amid the outbreak of measles in West Texas, there’s a question of how contagious the disease is — and whether it will spread in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. So far, nearly 160 cases have been reported from the outbreak;
Northwest Texas measles outbreak grows by nearly 25% to 198 cases
Texas’ largest measles outbreak in more than three decades grew to 198 cases on Friday, nearly 25% more than health officials reported earlier this week. The latest update from the Texas Department of State Health Services shows that 23 people have been hospitalized amid the outbreak,
Dr. Patrick Jackson, a UVA infectious disease expert, warns declining vaccination rates could lead to more outbreaks.
Dr. Ana Montanez is working overtime in Lubbock to contact vaccine-hesitant parents, explaining the grave risks posed by a disease that most American families have never seen, and one that can be prevented through immunization.
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Vaccination is the only way to prevent measles infection, a fact the Trump administration has downplayed. Until this year, public-health officials have abided by a simple playbook for measles outbreaks: Get unvaccinated people vaccinated,
Measles cases are popping up across the United States, including an outbreak in Texas that has led to the death of a child.
Here’s what to know about the current measles outbreak, how common the measles is in the U.S., how it spreads and what the symptoms and treatment are.
The deadly outbreak comes 25 years after health officials declared measles to be eliminated in the United States following an effective vaccination program. But immunization rates have been gradually dropping in recent years,
Measles, a vaccine-preventable infectious disease, was eliminated as an endemic disease from the United States in 2000. Now, 25 years later, it has spread
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Second death reported in growing measles outbreak
Second Death From Measles Reported in Unvaccinated Adult in New Mexico
Death marks second fatality in growing outbreak, following the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas
2nd measles death reported in US outbreak was in New Mexico adult
The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in Texas has increased to 159 -- an increase of 13 cases in the past five days, authorities said on Tuesday.
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