Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here's what you should know
Measles is a respiratory virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible will get the virus if exposed, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Measles outbreak nears 100 cases, raising fears of undetected spread in Texas
This is the tip of the iceberg,” said Rekha Lakshmanan, chief strategy officer for The Immunization Partnership in Houston, a nonprofit that advocates for vaccine access. “I think this is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
There is a measles outbreak in the South Plains region of Texas, with 58 confirmed cases, primarily in Gaines County, which ...
Texas’ largest outbreak of measles in 30 years has reached 90 cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services said ...
The Texas Department of State Health Services has reported three new measles cases in Gaines County on Tuesday.
just across state lines from Texas' Gaines County. Two adults tested positive for measles, with three total cases this week. The first case, an unvaccinated teenager in Lea County, had no ...
A news release said the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reports (as of Feb 12): — 24 cases of measles ...
An outbreak of measles in the South Plains of Texas is ... warned the outbreak mostly involves school-aged children in Gaines County. However, additional cases were detected in Lynn, Terry and ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptionsbecause Gaines County has many children who are homeschooled and whose data would not be reported. The measles, mumps ...
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Only five of the infected individuals were vaccinated, with the rest either unvaccinated or having unknown vaccination status ...
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