Texas measles outbreak grows to 48 cases, the state’s worst in nearly 30 years. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Texas' measles outbreak is now at 90 cases, the highest yearly case count since 1992. Experts say the number is likely to grow more. Here's why.
A child who tested positive for measles died in West Texas, the state health department said, marking the first death in an outbreak that has sickened nearly 140 people. The Texas Department of State Health Services said a school-age child died after being hospitalized in Lubbock.
In recent weeks, cases of the measles virus have been increasing across the state of Texas. The epicenter of the measles outbreak has been in West Texas, in the area between Lubbock and Midland-Odessa.
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It's the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened in the outbreak so far.
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