Texas Battles Measles Outbreak
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Texas reporting 481 cases across 19 counties, affecting largely undervaccinated areas.
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So far, 12% of the CDC-confirmed cases have led to hospitalization, and in February, an unvaccinated, school-age child in Texas died of the infection, making them the first person to die of measles i...
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A measles outbreak in Knox County, Ohio, grew to 14 cases this week, with the state's overall count in double digits across four counties. The U.S. has more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024,
There are roughly 680 confirmed cases of measles as of Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, as outbreaks of the highly contagious illness spread across nearly two dozen states.
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40/29 TV Ft Smith-Fayetteville on MSNArkansas health officials confirm first case of measles in 2025The Arkansas Department of Health identified the state's first case of the measles since 2018, according to a news release sent by a department spokesperson.
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Human and Health Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Hózhó Academy Charter school in Gallup, New Mexico as part of his three-day multi-state 'Make America Healthy Again' tour on Monday, April 7 through Wednesday, April 9. The tour also included stops in Utah and Arizona.
Three people have died from measles-related illnesses in the U.S. since the highly contagious virus started ripping through West Texas in late January. The U.S. has more than double the number of ...
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That person, an adult whose vaccination history isn’t yet known, hadn’t left Colorado and didn’t cross paths with either of the other two patients, meaning the state may have measles cases spreading undetected, state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy said.
Indiana health officials announced a measles outbreak Wednesday, with six cases that have no known links to the outbreaks in several other states. The U.S. has more than double the number of ...
Measles cases in Eastern New Mexico have risen to 56 on Tuesday, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH). Most of the cases reside in Lea County, with Eddy and Chaves Counties also seeing cases. During the week of March 3, a Lea County adult infected with the measles died. Two people in Lea County have been hospitalized.