Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services has issued guidance to schools as the measles outbreak in Gaines County rises ...

According to the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Rule §97.7, schools and childcare settings shall exclude unimmunized ...

A rapid rise in and around rural Gaines County on the border with New Mexico has seen 14 confirmed and six probable cases.

Measles — also called rubeola — is highly contagious and can be serious and even fatal for small children. While death rates have been falling worldwide as more children receive the measles vaccine, ...

The measles outbreak in Gaines County has now reached 15 confirmed cases, from what the South Plains Public Health District ...

Public health practitioners warn such outbreaks will become more common because of scores of laws around the U.S. that ...

A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. All cases have ...

Fears of an increasing measles outbreak among children are rising in Texas, as most of the population is reportedly ...

The outbreak in Gaines County, with a population of about 22,000, has grown since two cases were reported in January. All ...

On January 30, officials reported two measles cases in unvaccinated, school-age children in Gaines County, which sits at the ...