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In Texas, more than two-thirds of the cases are in Gaines County, where the outbreak was first identified. In New Mexico, most cases are in Lea County, which borders Gaines County.Last month ...

Half of the newly reported cases are in Gaines County, about 80 miles southwest of Lubbock, which has been the epicenter of the outbreak. The Texas Department of State Health Services has ...

In Gaines County, Texas, where a measles outbreak has killed one six-year-old and one adult, the measles vaccination rate among kindergarteners is just 82 per cent, according to reporting by The ...

Statement: A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.” More than 140 people in Texas have contracted ...

Early reporting of the outbreak started in Gaines County, with alerts spreading across the state since late January. The infection report has increased to 259 cases, with 34 requiring hospitalization.

Lakshmanan said the epicenter of the outbreak is Gaines County has high immunization exemption rates and has had for years. “If you look at the nine counties with confirmed cases. Sixty-seven ...

Nearly three-quarters — or 130 communities — had until the end of 2024 to pass compliant zoning rules. And in January, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Attorney General Andrea Campbell ...

Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico, with more than 440 people infected. Oklahoma and Kansas have also reported clusters of cases. The outbreak is likely to persist for a year ...