A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first …
9 hours ago · LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious — but preventable — respiratory disease since 2015.. The school-aged child had been hospitalized and died Tuesday night amid the widespread outbreak, Texas’ largest in …
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that’s ...
9 hours ago · The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 124 cases across nine counties. There are also nine measles cases in eastern New Mexico. Ad Feedback. Health. Life, But Better ...
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say
8 hours ago · A child has died of measles in West Texas, the first known death in an outbreak that is spreading in the region and in neighboring New Mexico, state health officials said on Wednesday.
First measles death reported in Texas as Kennedy downplays …
9 hours ago · The outbreak has so far infected at least 124 people — mostly children — in rural West Texas. Measles testing offered at Memorial Hospital in Seminole, Texas on Feb. 13, 2025.
Texas announces first death in measles outbreak | Texas DSHS
8 hours ago · The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the first death from measles in the ongoing outbreak in the South Plains and Panhandle regions. The school-aged child who was not vaccinated was hospitalized in Lubbock last week and tested positive for measles. ... Measles is a highly contagious respiratory illness, which can cause ...
Child dies in Texas measles outbreak : Shots - Health News - NPR
7 hours ago · More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened by measles. The outbreak started in a county with a vaccination rate around 80%.
Measles case count hits 124 in ongoing West Texas outbreak
1 day ago · The number of confirmed measles cases reported in an outbreak in West Texas is now at 124, the Texas Department of Health Services said in an update Tuesday, an increase of 34 since late last week.
Measles cases continue to rise in rural parts of West Texas, with …
Feb 18, 2025 · BROWNFIELD, Texas (AP) — The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 124 cases across nine counties, the state health department said Tuesday, and 18 people are hospitalized.. The outbreak is largely spreading in the Mennonite community in an area where small towns are separated by vast stretches of oil rig-dotted open land but connected due to people traveling between towns for ...
In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight
Feb 14, 2025 · At least 49 cases of measles, mostly in children, have been confirmed in Gaines County, Texas. Health officials suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected.
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak – NBC …
9 hours ago · The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 124 cases across nine counties, the state health department said Tuesday. There are also nine cases in eastern New Mexico.