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Medical Xpress · 18h

Measles outbreak that began in Texas nears 800 cases across three states

Texas' measles outbreak that began in Gaines County in January has now expanded to 709 cases, officials said on May 9.

Houston Public Media · 18h

An Insider’s View of the Texas Measles Outbreak

Katherine Wells, the public health director in Lubbock, Texas, describes her fight to stop the largest measles outbreak since 2000, despite a chaotic reorganization of federal health agencies.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 6d

Texas measles outbreak surpasses 700 cases, with most among children and teens

The measles outbreak that started in the South Plains region of Texas surpassed 700 cases on Tuesday, according to health officials. The latest update from the Texas Department of State Health Services shows the state has seen 702 cases of measles since the outbreak began spreading in late January.

3don MSN

Is the Texas measles outbreak slowing? Latest report lists 7 new cases, bringing total to 709

The measles outbreak centered in northwest Texas appeared to slow on Friday, as health officials reported just seven new ...

Dallas Morning News on MSN7d

Texas measles outbreak nears 700 cases, but Dallas-Fort Worth cases listed as not related

The Texas measles outbreak that began in Gaines County has grown to 683 cases, officials said on Friday. Ten of the impacted ...

Forbes6d

Measles Updates: Texas Outbreak Eclipses 700 Cases

More than 700 cases of measles have been confirmed in an outbreak across Texas, state health officials reported Tuesday, as other outbreaks of the highly contagious illness spread across ...

News-Medical.Net5h

Wastewater surveillance detects measles in Houston before cases are reported

An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in ...

Dallas Morning News12d

Texas has an ongoing measles outbreak. Here’s everything you need to know about the virus

The measles outbreak began in Gaines County in late January. It has now spread across 23 counties in Texas, plus the states of New Mexico and Oklahoma. On April 30, Denton County Public Health ...