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The measles outbreak in western Texas has hit 481 cases as 59 newly identified infections were confirmed over the last three ...

The U.S. eliminated measles in 2000—but that hard-won achievement is now under threat. To contain the current outbreak, some ...

The West Texas measles outbreak has been labeled as the worst in more than 30 years. TPR looked into the way San Antonio ...

As the measles outbreak that began in rural Gaines County in West Texas quickly surpassed 300 cases, clinics saw a surge in ...

The Texas public health department is now reporting a total of 422 measles cases in the ongoing outbreak that began in Gaines ...

The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with a total of 422, according to new data published Tuesday.

Measles, a disease once consider eradicated by the United States in 2000, has hit 18 states and is approaching over 400 cases.

Communities throughout the U.S. have been afflicted by a large influenza load this year, but numbers are now trending downward, according to the Jefferson County General Health District’s medical ...

Measles is a highly contagious disease that was declared eliminated from the U.S. by the World Health Organization 25 years ...

The Texas measles outbreak has grown to a total of 327 cases, according to new data released Tuesday, March 25.

When Texas officials first discovered measles cases this year, they were among the Mennonite population. Now, officials say ...