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The U.S. is up to 1,168 confirmed measles cases this year. Texas added four cases in the last week, which shows continued ...
Texas health officials are reporting no new measles cases for the first time since the outbreak started in January.
Texas health officials a reporting six new measles cases in its latest update. The new cases come after the state reported 2 new cases last week. The Texas Department of State Health Services has ...
There’s some thought that the Gaines County measles outbreak might be slowing down. However, we really don’t know how many susceptible people are left because we don’t have a good accounting of all of ...
Data from the Texas Department of State Health Services tracking the measles outbreak in West Texas ... Experts told the Houston Chronicle in mid-May they are cautiously optimistic the outbreak ...
Officials said that this case appears to be unrelated to an ongoing measles outbreak in the South Plains region of Texas. In Houston, health officials said they're investigating two possible cases ...
Instead of waiting for the state to send them one, parents would be able to print out vaccine exemption forms at home if they want to skip school-required shots. Critics believe the bill would ...
Texas officials have notified local public health departments to brace for $119 million in another round of federal cuts at the end of the month that could impact the state’s efforts on disease ...