5 days ago · 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 ...

10 hours ago · Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state.. South Plains Public Health District Director Zach Holbrooks said Monday that his department was first notified in late January about the first two cases in Gaines County, which he said were “two children who had ...

15 hours ago · TEXAS - The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. As of Feb. 7, 2025, 10 cases have been identified with symptom-onset within the last two ...

22 hours ago · The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles cases in Gaines County within the last two weeks. Eight of the 10 cases involved school-aged children.

17 hours ago · The outbreak in Gaines County, with a population of about 22,000, has grown since two cases were reported in January. All those who contracted measles were unvaccinated, health officials said. By Pavan Acharya, The Texas Tribune February 10, 2025 8:46 am Health & Science , The Texas Tribune

The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. At this time, 10 cases have been identified with symptom onset within the last two weeks. Eight of the cases are among school-aged children and two cases are under the age of 5. Seven of the patients have been hospitalized.

1 hour ago · There are at least 15 confirmed cases of measles in Gaines County. At least eight cases were among school-aged children and at least seven patients have been hospitalized as of Friday. All were unvaccinated against measles. In the wake of the outbreak, health officials are urging people to get vaccinated.

19 hours ago · A measles outbreak has occurred in Gaines County, Texas, affecting unvaccinated school-aged children. Nine confirmed and three probable cases have been reported, with health officials ...

GAINES CO. — The Texas Department of State Health Services said on Friday there have been ten confirmed cases of measles in Gaines County. DSHS labeled it as a measles outbreak in the county.

3 days ago · 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.. As of Feb. 7, there were 14 confirmed and six probable cases, said Zach Holbrooks, executive director of the South Plains …