Just over a year after Texas experienced a historic measles outbreak, vaccination rates for some students are beginning to ...
Despite the spike in demand for measles shots following the deadly 2025 outbreak, exemptions on all vaccines for ...
Texas, specifically Gaines County, served as the epicenter of ongoing measles outbreaks across the U.S. The state has declared its outbreak over.
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Measles Outbreak

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world. Last year, an outbreak that started in Gaines County led to more than 760 cases and claimed the lives of two children. A leading U.S. health ...
Four new measles cases have been reported since May 30 as part of the West Texas outbreak. 1,168 cases have been reported in ...
Juliana Salazar, 4, stands behind a plexiglass barrier inside her family's home in Pearland, Texas. Her father built the wall to protect her from disease exposures that her severely compromised immune ...
That's corroborated in emails from the South Plains Public Health District, which oversees Gaines County, the area hit hardest by measles. "Texas will try to handle what it needs to before it goes to ...