The latest update comes two days after the first death was reported in a school-aged child who lived in the outbreak area.

Here's what to know about the measles and how to protect yourself. It's a respiratory disease caused by one of the world's ...

Texas health officials say the number of people with measles has increased to 146 in rural West Texas outbreak that led this ...

Measles is a respiratory disease caused by one of the world's most contagious viruses. It spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It most commonly affects kids. The best ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday upheld the role of vaccines in offering protection against ...

Before the measles vaccine, there were over 30 million cases of the disease worldwide each year.

Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in 30 years, primarily affecting the South Plains region. A child has died ...

The People’s Voice cited South Plains Public Health District vaccination clinics held Feb. 6 and 7 in Gaines County. On Feb. 5, the Texas state health department confirmed Gaines had six cases of ...

Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping ...

Measles can cause complications like pneumonia, brain swelling, long-term hearing loss and death as is the case in the ...

The measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 146 cases with most infections reported among children and teenagers, according to new data released Friday.

Opting against vaccines may uphold ideas of personal freedom, but it has doomed the county at the center of the Texas measles ...