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Texas and New Mexico health departments said on Friday that the number of measles cases in their states rose 20% since their last reports three days ago, as experts warn they expect the outbreak to f...
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Gaines county is considered the center of the current measles outbreak across the two states which began in late January.
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The New Mexico health department on Friday reported that there were currently 44 cases of measles in the state, up from its previous count of 43 cases on March 25. Most of the cases were reported in Lea County,
Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico rose to 370 on Friday, the health departments of the states said, an increase of 19 infections since their previous reports four days ago, as the United States deals with one of the largest measles outbreaks in the past decade.
Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to nearly 320 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.
Measles cases in Eastern New Mexico have risen to 44 Friday, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH). Most of the cases reside in Lea County, but new data shows two cases in Eddy County. During the week of March 3, a Lea County adult infected with the measles died. Another infected person has been hospitalized.
The measles outbreak impacting Texas and New Mexico has now exceeded 300 cases, surpassing the number of measles cases reported in all of the U.S. last year. According to the latest update from
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Nearly two months into the ongoing Texas measles outbreak, it and New Mexico are reporting growing case counts across several counties in their states. On Tuesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced that measles impacts 11 counties in ...
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