First death in West Texas measles outbreak is unvaccinated child
LUBBOCK — A school-aged child has died in Lubbock from measles, the first death reported in an ongoing outbreak that has infected more than 120 people in West Texas since January, Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed on Wednesday.
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Texas officials on Wednesday announced the first measles death in the state's ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious disease. The death, of a school-age child, is the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Hays County Health Department said a Gaines County resident visited San Marcos, where Texas State is located, on Feb. 14.
There is a measles outbreak in the South Plains region of Texas, with 58 confirmed cases, primarily in Gaines County, which ...
As first measles death is confirmed in the U.S. since 2015, experts warn the current West Texas outbreak is likely to spread.
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