Feb 5, 2025 · Those were the first Texas measles cases since 2023 and prompted a DSHS health alert on January 23. On January 29, the South Plains Public Health District notified the public of a measles case in a Gaines County child. As of now, a total of six cases have been identified, all among unvaccinated school-aged children who are residents of Gaines ...

4 days ago · The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in the South Plains region of Texas. At this time, 90 cases have been identified since late January. ... Texas Case Count by County; County Cases; Dawson: 6: Ector: 1: Gaines: 57: Lubbock: 1: Lynn: 1: Terry: 20: Yoakum: 4: Total: 90: Age Ranges of Measles Cases; 0 ...

Feb 14, 2025 · At least 49 cases of measles, mostly in children, have been confirmed in Gaines County, Texas. Health officials suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected. At least 58 cases have been confirmed.

3 days ago · In Texas, a majority of the cases have been concentrated in Gaines County, a farming area close to the New Mexico border. In only five of the 90 cases were patients vaccinated against measles.

6 days ago · Gaines County is the epicenter of the outbreak with 45 confirmed cases. The county had the highest unvaccinated rate in the state this school year at 18 percent, according to state health data. Texas allows for an exemption from immunizations for reasons of conscience, including religious belief.

Feb 12, 2025 · Health officials confirmed Tuesday that two dozen people have been identified with measles in Gaines County, Texas, which has one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the entire...

Feb 10, 2025 · A small county in West Texas has 15 measles cases, mostly in school-aged children. Gaines County, which borders New Mexico, has one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state.

Feb 15, 2025 · The measles outbreak first reported in Gaines County, Texas, has doubled to 48 cases in the last four days, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement Friday.

Feb 7, 2025 · In late January, two school-age children from Gaines County were hospitalized with measles. Since an estimated 1 in 5 people with the disease end up in the hospital, the two cases suggested a larger outbreak.

Feb 7, 2025 · A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level. In late January, two children in Gaines County were hospitalized for...