Absences at this Texas school system soared when a measles outbreak hit

When a measles outbreak hit West Texas earlier this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children ...

Measles cases are surging in the US. Experts blame the anti-vaxxers

Measles cases are surging across the US. Experts are blaming the nation’s anti-vaccine push - Doctors say the spread of ...

West Texas measles outbreak cost $12.6 million, a study found

The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed the first measles outbreak in Bexar County on July 2. A recent study ...
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US exceeds 1,900 measles cases as outbreaks expand

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today said the United States has 1,912 confirmed measles cases so far in ...
NBC Connecticut

Texas measles outbreak rises to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years

The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state's worst in nearly 30 years. State health officials said Friday in a news ...

How the West Texas outbreak plays a role in the U.S.'s measles-free status

Scientists are determining whether multi-state outbreaks are linked to the West Texas outbreak that started earlier this year ...
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Measles outbreak is over, Texas health officials say

The measles outbreak centered in West Texas – one of the largest and deadliest in centuries – has ended, state health officials announced on Monday.No new cases have been reported in the counties that ...

Measles outbreaks worsen in South Carolina, Arizona and Utah

Nationally, the measles case count is nearing 2,000 for a disease that has been considered eliminated in the U.S. since 2000, ...