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The state will provide updates online on Tuesdays and Fridays. The deaths of two children have been linked to the measles ...

The Texas health department on Friday reported 738 cases of measles in the state, up by nine additional cases since its last update on Tuesday. The U.S. is battling one of the worst outbreaks of ...

The number of cases in Texas alone has grown ... About 1 out of every 1,000 children with measles will develop brain swelling that can lead to brain damage, and up to 3 of every 1,000 children ...

Two North Texas cases in Rockwall County and four cases ... two hours after an infected person leaves. Symptoms of measles don’t show up until a week, sometimes two weeks, after exposure.

Where else in Texas have there been measles cases this year ... Stinchfield said she had a patient end up on a ventilator in the intensive care unit for 15 days. They survived, but will have ...

The Texas measles outbreak that started in ... The ideal threshold to avoid cases of measles popping up is 95%.

The Texas Department of State Health Services ... Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here. There have been 409 measles cases confirmed in Gaines County, a rural area about an hour ...

Measles is now in 22 states and is actually seeing six separate U.S. outbreaks, Adalja said. The Texas outbreak, which has expanded to New Mexico and Oklahoma, makes up the majority of the cases.

The number of cases reported in Texas' historic measles outbreak has risen to 750 cases, eight more cases over the past week.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Four more cases were reported in the last week from the ongoing measles ...