At the center of Texas measles outbreak, a by-the-numbers look at high rates of vaccine exemptions
Gaines County in West Texas is at the heart of the ongoing measles outbreak. Non-medical vaccine exemption rates there are ...
Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?
The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of ...
Unvaccinated child dies in Texas measles outbreak, the first in the U.S. in a decade
LUBBOCK, Texas — A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that ...
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas Outbreak
At least 124 cases have been reported since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who were unvaccinated or whose ...
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A person who was hospitalized has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that ...
KDFW39m
Who are the Mennonites? Texas measles outbreak impacts community
The measles outbreak in West Texas is significantly impacting the region's Mennonite community. Here's what we know about ...
Who are the Mennonites? Texas measles outbreak raises questions on community vaccinations
An outbreak of measles in West Texas that has led to more than 100 cases and one death has largely been linked to a local Mennonite community.
A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak – the first US measles death since 2015
Texas officials on Wednesday announced the first measles death in the state's ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious disease. The death, of a school-age child, is the first measles death in the U.S ...
The Hill6d
Why the Texas measles outbreak was ‘inevitable’
“The Mennonite church allows for free choice ... The HHS did not respond to repeated inquiries by The Hill regarding the measles outbreak in Texas and what the department may do to assist ...
Dallas Morning News3d
Why Texas measles outbreak may be ‘the tip of a bigger iceberg’
The Mennonite families who moved to Gaines County ... according to the CDC. Related: Texas measles warning for Central Texas. Here’s what you need to know Pregnant women are also at higher ...
Newsweek5d
The Religious Community at the Center of Texas' Measles Outbreak
The majority of measles patients in Texas—85 percent—are children. Most of the cases have been concentrated in the under-vaccinted, close-knit local Mennonite community, according to Texas ...
The Texas Tribune6d
West Texas measles cases rise to 124. Here is what you need to know.
measles tore through the Orthodox Jewish community in New York City and neighboring counties, eventually infecting more than 650 people. In Texas, the virus has concentrated on the Mennonite ...