Texas health officials have consistently said that vaccination is the best way for people to avoid the highly contagious ...

At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable ...

A rapidly growing measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, linked to low vaccination rates, has reached 48 cases, prompting ...

Most of the measles cases are still among school-aged children in Gaines County, Texas health officials said Friday.

Earlier this week, Lea County confirmed its first case of measles. This comes after measles cases in the South Plains jumped from 2 to 48 in two weeks. Lea County said it is unconfirmed if the cases ...

The measles outbreak in the South Plains region, in West Texas, has expanded to at least 48 people, most of them children.

The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state ...

In the last three weeks, 48 cases of measles have been identified, sending 13 patients to the hospital, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

A growing measles outbreak in west Texas has infected 48 people, according to official state data released Thursday -- the ...

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While flu cases continue to spread across the Big Country, another health concern is emerging — measles. Health officials ...

New numbers have been released by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in an update on the measles outbreak ...