Nearly 100 Sickened With Measles

Nearly 100 Sickened With Measles As Outbreak Spreads In Texas, New Mexico
Cases of the highly contagious disease are expected to rise and potentially spread to other states where vaccination rates are low.
Texas Measles Outbreak Spreads to New Mexico as Case Numbers Near 100
Lea County, New Mexico, is now reporting an outbreak of measles, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH). Lea County is
Measles Outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico Sicken Nearly 100 People
Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.
Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here's what to know.
Measles is a highly contagious disease. Here's what you should know about how to protect yourself against measles, as well as what's happening in Texas and New Mexico.
New Mexico reports Texas measles outbreak has now crossed its border
The worst measles outbreak to hit Texas in a decade has now crossed the Texas New Mexico border and there are now eight cases in Lea County.
Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico: Nearly 100 cases reported — How declining immunisation rates are to blame
Nearly 100 cases of measles have been reported across Texas and New Mexico. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000, making this outbreak a cause for concern. Health officials attribute the rise in cases to plummeting immunisation rates,
Texas measles outbreak reaches 90 cases; 9 cases in New Mexico
An ongoing measles outbreak that began in one of Texas' least vaccinated counties has mushroomed to 90 cases across a cluster of seven counties in the state, according to an update by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday.
Measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico now account for nearly 100 cases
Two separate outbreaks of measles in the U.S. Southwest have now accounted for nearly 100 confirmed cases and hospitalized 16 people.
Measles, once eliminated in the U.S., sickens 99 in Texas and New Mexico
Health authorities warned of further spread. Most U.S. measles cases this year involved people 19 and under and those without a confirmed vaccination.
Measles outbreak declared in Lea County as Texas cases continue to increase
NMDOH reported there are now eight confirmed cases of measles confined to Lea County. Four of those who contracted the virus ...
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New Mexico Department of Health declares measles outbreak in Lea County
LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Health declared a measles outbreak in Lea County Friday. The decision comes after two adults in the county tested positive for ...
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Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here's what you should know
The measles outbreak in rural West Texas ... Credit: AP/Julio Cortez In New Mexico, all of the cases are in Lea County, which borders Gaines County in Texas. The state health department ...