Texas Measles Outbreak Pushes US Case Count Past 2024 Total
Less than three full months into 2025, US measles cases have outpaced last year’s total, as a worrying outbreak linked to two deaths continues to spread.
Texas measles outbreak grows as US surpasses case count from 2024
The measles outbreak in Texas has risen by 36 cases, pushing the US case count for the year past the number for all of 2024.
West Texas measles outbreak case count rises to 223
The Texas Department of State Health Services updated the official case count in the deadly measles outbreak to xxx.
Texas measles cases rise to 223, but no new counties included in outbreak
Texas is now reporting 223 measles cases in the outbreak that began in Gaines County. There are dozens more cases in New Mexico, too.
Measles cases in Texas rise to 259, state health department says
Cases in Gaines county, the center of the outbreak, rose to 174 from 156 cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. Hospitalizations in the state rose to 34 from 29. The department has classified 257 patients as "unvaccinated or unknown",
West Texas reports nearly 200 measles cases. New Mexico is up to 30
Health officials say West Texas now has almost 200 measles cases and New Mexico's case number has tripled to 30.
Texas measles outbreak grows to 159 cases
The measles outbreak that began in West Texas has now grown to 159 confirmed cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced on Tuesday afternoon. The case count, up from 146 cases on Friday, is still spread across nine counties in West Texas and the Panhandle, with no new counties impacted as of Tuesday.
Texas measles outbreak grows, while New York and California report new cases
Counties in California, New York and Maryland detected their first measles cases of the year. The CDC has warned travelers to be vigilant as spring break begins.
Measles Cases Are Still Rising in Texas. Here's What You Should Know About the Contagious Virus
Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that's airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is preventable through vaccines, and has been considered eliminated from the U.
Is Texas measles outbreak linked to 'border'? No evidence, officials say
A measles outbreak in West Texas has sickened at least 198 people, with 23 patients hospitalized and one dead.
Measles cases in Texas, New Mexico rise by 28 in five days as outbreak spreads
Texas and New Mexico on Tuesday reported an increase of 28 cases of measles in the last five days, bringing the total known infections to 256 in the two states since an outbreak began in late January.
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