A person who was hospitalized with measles has died in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month.

Nearly 230 measles cases have been identified in outbreaks in West Texas and a nearby New Mexico county. One hundred ...

A historic measles outbreak in West Texas is just short of 200 cases, Texas state health officials said Friday, while the ...

The measles outbreak in West Texas is nearing 200 cases, according to a Friday morning update from the state health ...

While Gaines County is the center of this outbreak, infections have spread to eight other surrounding counties.

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North Texas health officials said they are keeping a close eye on the spread in outbreak communities and have plans in place ...

The kindergarten vaccination rate against the measles in Gaines County is 82%, far below the 95% needed to achieve herd ...

12 new measles cases have been detected in West Texas, according to Texas DSHS. 158 cases have been detected in West Texas ...

Nearly 200 cases of measles have been confirmed in West Texas in a little over a month, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. 39 additional cases since the previous official DSHS ...