Health officials have declared a measles outbreak in West Texas, with 15 confirmed cases and one in a bordering county in New Mexico. The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed their first measles case of the year -- Just after dozens of cases were reported in a West Texas county.

On February 21, the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) reported 32 more measles cases in the South Plains region, boosting the state's total to 90 cases. Most are in Gaines County, where the outbreak is centered in the Mennonite community.

Health officials sound alarms after Texas measles outbreak spreads to metropolitan area with nearly 100 sick now - Measles cases have also spread to neighboring New Mexico, sickening primarily childre

Texas and New Mexico are not the only border states that have seen an increase in measles cases recently. A year ago, measles was found in Missouri.

Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.