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Three new cases were added to the total this week. This brings the total number of infections linked to this measles outbreak ...

SAN ANTONIO — A case of the measles has been confirmed in Bexar County, according to the Texas Department of State Health ...

As of July 1, 753 cases of measles have been confirmed in Texas, with 53 cases in Lubbock County and 414 cases in Gaines ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services says three new measles cases have been detected in the last week in connection ...

Large outbreaks such as the one that began in Gaines County, however, pose a threat to the country's elimination status. Vaccination is the best way to stem the spread of measles.

GAINES COUNTY, Texas — A team of experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is in West Texas during the week of April 28, responding to a growing measles outbreak that has ...

Gaines County has one of the highest rates in Texas of school-aged children who opt out of at least one required vaccine, with nearly 14% of K-12 children in the 2023-24 school year.

Measles have continued to spread in Texas with a total of 561 reported cases. Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, saw an increase of nine cases since mid-April.

Gaines County’s case numbers led all the other counties with 98 — not "200 or 300" as the Facebook post said — a 1,533% rise from the six cases it reported Feb. 5.