Jan 23, 2025 · The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting two confirmed cases of measles in residents of Harris County. These are the first confirmed cases of measles reported in Texas since 2023. Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases may occur.

3 hours ago · The outbreak is clustered in a small county in West Texas that is home to about 22,500 people.More than 3 percent of K-12 students in Gaines County had a conscientious exemption for at least one ...

19 hours ago · A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years ...

6 days ago · The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. At this time, 24 cases have been identified with symptom onset within the last two weeks. Nine of the patients have been hospitalized. All of the cases are unvaccinated and residents of Gaines County.

1 day ago · Measles outbreak expands in West Texas 05:10. As a West Texas county is dealing with a measles outbreak, experts are reminding Americans outbreaks like these can be avoided with safe, effective ...

2 days ago · The CDC measles website, which is expected to be updated monthly, reports 15 cases of measles as of Feb. 6 in five jurisdictions (Alaska, Georgia, New York City, Rhode Island and Texas). Last year, 285 measles cases (16 outbreaks) were reported by 33 jurisdictions across the United States, according to the CDC.

4 days ago · An outbreak of measles cases in Texas has hit double digits prompting the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to issue an alert on Friday.

17 minutes ago · A measles outbreak is growing in a Texas county with dangerously low vaccination rates. In late January, two school-age children from Gaines County were hospitalized with measles. Since an ...

Jun 9, 2023 · This is the first confirmed case of measles in Texas since travel-related outbreaks in 2019, which led to 23 cases. Two doses of the measles vaccine are highly effective at preventing measles, however even vaccinated people can occasionally become infected.

22 hours ago · A measles outbreak is happening in Texas, and more cases are likely to occur due to how quickly the disease spreads, according to the Texas Health and Human Services Dept. As of Tuesday, 24 cases ...