Texas Child’s Death From Measles Is First in US in a Decade
A Texas child died of measles amid a growing outbreak of the infectious virus, the first reported US death from the disease ...
First death in West Texas measles outbreak is unvaccinated child
LUBBOCK, Texas (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - A school-aged child has died in Lubbock from measles, the first death reported in an ...
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Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?
The group is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches with varied beliefs and leadership structures — and with ...
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Measles death reported in Texas, first in U.S. since 2015
Officials say the school-aged child was not vaccinated and was hospitalized in Lubbock last week after testing positive for ...
West Texas doctors urging vaccination after measles death: ‘This is a big deal’
The effectiveness of the vaccine, coupled with rising vaccination rates, led to such low rates of measles that it was ...
An unvaccinated child has died in the Texas measles outbreak
A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say
At least 124 cases have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are unvaccinated ...
Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak
The unvaccinated school-aged child is the first fatality in Texas’s worst measles outbreak in three decades. A child in Texas has died of measles, the first confirmed fatality in the state’s worst ...
Here's how Texas weather can play a role in helping the measles virus spread rapidly
The West Texas measles outbreak continues to see more confirmed cases and, on Wednesday, the outbreak's first death. Weather might be playing a role.
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A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak
It's the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened in ...
Texas measles outbreak: 90 cases reported in South Plains region
An outbreak of measles has struck the South Plains region of Texas, with 90 cases reported since late January, according to ...
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West Texas county confirms second case of measles days after health officials confirm first case
Just days after City of Lubbock health officials confirmed a positive case from Gaines County, South Plains Public Health District confirmed another case. SPPHD is the public health entity servicing ...