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.

The U.S. declared measles eliminated in 2000 "thanks to a very high percentage of people receiving the safe and effective measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine," the CDC said, but now U.S. coverage among children of kindergarten age is below the 95 percent coverage target, which creates a higher risk for outbreaks of the virus.

A measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 90 cases, mostly among unvaccinated children, state health data published Friday shows.

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties, the state health department posted online Friday, and 16 people are hospitalized.

An ongoing measles outbreak that began in one of Texas' least vaccinated counties has mushroomed to 90 cases across a cluster of seven counties in the state, according to an update by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday.

Texas health officials said Tuesday the state now has 58 confirmed measles cases. What is measles, how do you contract it and how deadly is it?

Lara Johnson is the chief medical officer at Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock. Vaccines are 97% effective and can work even after exposure.

A measles outbreak is growing bigger in rural Texas, and officials are expecting even more cases. Chief Medical Officer at Covenant Health Dr. Lara Johnson, who is helping to treat these cases, joins José Díaz-Balart to share more,

It's not confirmed that measles parties are to blame for the outbreak in West Texas. But they are as dangerous as they sound.