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Texas reporting 481 cases across 19 counties, affecting largely undervaccinated areas.
From The Associated Press
The outbreak began in late January in Gaines County, where the vaccination rate is about 82%. That's below the 95% considered protective for those who cannot be vaccinated.
From Yahoo
More than two months in, the West Texas outbreak is believed to have spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas, sickening nearly 570 people.
From HuffPost

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The illness has sickened more than 480 people in the state since late January.
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Second Child Died From Measles-Related Causes In West Texas, Where Cases Are Nearing 500
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New York Times: Second child dies of measles in Texas
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Hospital spokesperson, Aaron Davis, said the child had no underlying health conditions and was receiving treatment for measles complications while hospitalized, the Associated Press reported. Newsweek reached out to UMC Health System and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) via email on Sunday for comment.
Response to multistate measles outbreak hampered by unique set of challenges
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New Mexico confirms 54 measles cases across the state, 52 in Lea County
New Mexico has reported 54 cases of measles, with most cases involving unvaccinated residents, and between Feb. 1 and April 3, 15,718 New Mexicans have received the measles, mumps, rubella
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Measles cases rise in New Mexico
WHEN VACCINATION RATES ARE HIGH, WE PROTECT According to the health department, most of the cases in New Mexico involve unvaccinated residents. Officials add the measles outbreak is not a rapidly ...
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MON: US sees third measles-related death amid outbreaks, + More
A second school-age child who was hospitalized with measles is the third measles-related death in the U.S. since the virus started ripping through West Texas in late January.
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A measles outbreak in Kansas doubled in less than a week to 23 cases and has “a possible link” to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico that have sickened more than 370, the state health department said Wednesday.
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Texas child died from measles amid an outbreak since January that's resulted in nearly 500 cases in Texas and has spread across 21 states. The school-aged chil
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