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There have been at least 1,309 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. this year. Hundreds or thousands of other families have ...
The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...
Public health departments in West Texas are trying to trace the spread of measles, since other than strongly suggesting people quarantine, there’s nothing more local officials can do to prevent ...
The University of Texas and Austin Public Health created a measles simulator for school districts and private schools around ...
Deadly Texas measles outbreak began in January . ... that person agreed to quarantine and stay away from others until their risk of becoming ill was over,” the department said. ...
Of the 259 cases connected to the West Texas measles outbreak, ... It is recommended people quarantine for 21 days. However, this can be difficult for many.
North Dakota has reported its first case of measles in more than a month, just as the state hit a milestone that declared the ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious — but ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,267 cases of measles had been confirmed in the U.S. as of July ...
With its measles outbreak spreading to two additional states, Texas is on track to becoming the cause of a national epidemic if it doesn’t start vaccinating more people, according to public ...