US EditionMeasles outbreak in Texas climbs to more than 600 cases
- State health officials reported 624 measles cases in Texas since January, linked to a West Texas outbreak.
- The highly contagious respiratory illness spreads especially in under-vaccinated communities within the affected region.
- Gaines County reports 386 total cases, comprising nearly 62 percent of the state's infections.
- Since January, 64 patients required hospitalization, and two unvaccinated school-aged children died from complications.
- Officials warn that additional cases are likely, and the reported case numbers may underestimate the outbreak's true size.
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DNyuzMeasles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000
The spread of measles in the Southwest now constitutes the largest single outbreak since the United States declared the disease eliminated in 2000, federal scientists told state officials in a meeting Monday.
·Philadelphia, United States
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