Texas, measles and New Mexico
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The multi-state outbreak confirms health experts' fears that the virus will take hold in other U.S. communities with low vaccination rates and that the spread could stretch on for a year.
From The Associated Press
A second child with measles has died in Texas, a local hospital spokesperson confirmed on Sunday, as hundreds of cases of the infectious disease have been recorded in recent weeks.
From Reuters
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing multistate measles outbreak centered in the western part of the state has grown to one of the worst the country has seen in decades.
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KLBK Lubbock on MSNNew Mexico confirms 54 measles cases across the state, 52 in Lea CountyNew Mexico has reported 54 cases of measles, with most cases involving unvaccinated residents, and between Feb. 1 and April 3, 15,718 New Mexicans have received the measles, mumps, rubella
Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico rose to 370 on Friday, the health departments of the states said, an increase of 19 infections since their previous reports four days ago, as the United States deals with one of the largest measles outbreaks in the past decade.
Video: February coverage of measles found near New Mexico’s border. NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — There are now 54 cases of measles in New Mexico, the department of health confirmed on Friday.
A second school-age child who was hospitalized with measles is the third measles-related death in the U.S. since the virus started ripping through West Texas in late January.
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