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Mennonite pastor says his community isn't at fault for Texas measles outbreak

The state's largest measles outbreak in 30 years has been largely tied to a Mennonite community in rural West Texas. Earlier this month, Lara Anton, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services,

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A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak – the first US measles death since 2015

The Gaines County child died in Lubbock, Zach Holbrooks, public health director and executive director of the South Plains Public Health District, said in an email. In a statement, Lubbock city and Texas health officials confirmed the hospitalized patient was an unvaccinated school-age child who died in the last 24 hours.

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Measles outbreak: These graphics show vaccination rates in Texas

Texas’ ongoing measles outbreak is now up to 124 confirmed cases as of Tuesday. That’s the most the state has seen in any year since 1992. The measles outbreak in Texas started in Gaines County, near the New Mexico border. There are also additional confirmed cases in New Mexico and potential exposures in San Antonio and San Marcos.

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Texas weather can play a role in helping the measles virus spread rapidly. Here's how

The West Texas measles outbreak continues to see more confirmed cases and, on Wednesday, the outbreak's first death. Weather ...

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Measles spreads in Gaines County, Texas: Here’s what Harris County residents should know

There is a measles outbreak in the South Plains region of Texas, with 58 confirmed cases, primarily in Gaines County, which ...

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Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of ...

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Texas measles outbreak rises to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years

Gaines County is highly rural ... Texas Department of State Health Services data shows there were 49 cases of measles in Texas in 1996. In 2013, there were 27 cases reported after a person ...

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New information on possible measles exposure case in South Texas

The update from South Texas came just as the state health officials reported the first death from measles on Wednesday. In a ...

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