Measles cases continue to spread as RKF Jr. slashes public health staff

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3. TX adds 73 new measles cases, outbreak now spans 5 states

Texas state health officials said Friday there were 73 new cases of measles since Tuesday
By Devi Shastri | The Associated Press • Published March 28, 2025 • Updated on March 28, 2025 at 2:49 pm

As of Friday, at least five states had active measles outbreaks, and Texas had the largest, with 400 cases.

The U.S. has already had more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Other states with outbreaks — defined as three or more cases — include New Mexico, Kansas, Ohio and Oklahoma. Since February, two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.

The new outbreaks confirm health experts' fears that the virus will take hold in other U.S. communities with low vaccination rates and that the spread could last a year. The World Health Organization said this week that cases in Mexico are linked to the Texas outbreak ...

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-adds-73-new-measles-cases-this-week-outbreak-now-spans-5-states/3803339/