Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to nearly 300 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from ...

A measles outbreak in Texas has infected over 250 people as of Friday, as cases of the highly contagious illness have been ...

" West Texas measles cases rise to 259. Here is what you need to know. " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a ...

Late last month, authorities confirmed the first U.S. death from measles in more than a decade – a child in West Texas. The ...

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world, and can live on surfaces or suspended in the air for two hours.

Half of the newly reported cases are in Gaines County, about 80 miles southwest of Lubbock, which has been the epicenter of ...

The vast majority of this year’s cases have been in Texas, nearly all of them in people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown.

Four additional cases of measles have been confirmed in North Texas as the outbreak in West Texas continues to spread.