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The number of cases in Texas shot up by 81 between March 28 and April 4, and 16 more people were hospitalized.
Wall Street Journal |
A second child who was diagnosed with measles has died in Texas, marking another death in a growing measles outbreak that has so far sickened hundreds of people, hospitalized dozens and spread to near...
U.S. News & World Report |
The second young child died Thursday from "what the child's doctor described as measles pulmonary failure,” and did not have underlying health conditions, the Texas State Department of State Health S...

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CDC redeploys to Texas measles outbreak as RFK Jr. backs vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun redeploying staff to respond to the deadly outbreak of measles in Texas, a spokesperson said Monday, a week after steep layoffs at the agency impacted its response to the spread of the virus.
RFK Jr. Visits Epicenter of Texas Measles Outbreak After Death of Second Child Who Was Infected
More than two months in, the West Texas outbreak is believed to have spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas, sickening nearly 570 people. The World Health Organization also reported cases related to Texas in Mexico.
2nd child with measles dies in Texas, according to state health officials
A second child in Texas has died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Texas Measles Outbreak Causes Death of a Second Child
The illness has sickened more than 480 people in the state since late January.
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Three people have died from measles-related illnesses in the U.S. since the highly contagious virus started ripping through West Texas in January.
US sees third measles-related death amid outbreaks
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.
Second Child Died From Measles-Related Causes in West Texas, Where Cases Are Nearing 500
A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell. Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock,
School-age child dies in Texas measles outbreak; health chief Kennedy visits family
A second child with measles has died in Texas, state officials said on Sunday, in an outbreak of the childhood disease that has resulted in nearly 500 cases in Texas and has spread across 22 states. The unvaccinated school-aged child,
Second child dies from measles amid Texas outbreak
A second child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed. The child was not vaccinated against measles and had no known underlying health conditions, according to the hospital.
Response to multistate measles outbreak hampered by unique set of challenges
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing multistate measles outbreak centered in the western part of the state has grown to one of the worst the country has seen in decades.
RFK Jr makes Texas stop to visit family of 6-year-old measles victim, push MMR vaccine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a stop in Texas on Sunday to visit the family of a 6-year-old girl who died in February after contracting the measles.
RFK Jr. after Texas visit: MMR vaccine 'most effective' way to prevent measles spread
Kennedy Jr. said Sunday he visited Texas after a second child died from measles amid an outbreak since January that's resulted in nearly 500 cases in Texas and has spread across 22 states.
RFK Jr. meets with family after second measles death confirmed in Texas
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted about his visit to Gaines County on X, saying he was there “to comfort the Hildebrand family after the loss of their
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