SEMINOLE, Texas (AP) — Measles had struck this West Texas town, sickening dozens of children, but at the Community Church
The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long distances between providers makes testing people and transporting samples difficult.
SEMINOLE, Texas — When the local hospital warned of a brewing measles outbreak, Kaleigh Brantner urged fellow residents of this rural West Texas community to beware of vaccinating their children.
The number of measles cases in Gaines County, the epicenter of the outbreak, has grown to 137. That includes 30 more cases reported since three days ago.
The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in Texas has increased to 159 -- an increase of 13 cases in the past five days, authorities said on Tuesday.
The measles outbreak in West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday. Eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with the highly contagious disease.