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After measles outbreak, why are feds keeping Texans in the dark?
Texas faces its second major measles outbreak in two years linked to a private federal detention center with limited information from company officials, health authorities report.
- As of Wednesday, Hudspeth County reports 130 confirmed measles cases within a population of 3,500 residents, marking the second significant outbreak in Texas in two years.
- Most cases are affiliated with the West Texas Detention Facility in Sierra Blanca, which Louisiana-based LaSalle Corrections operates for the U.S. Marshals Service.
- Yet The Tribune reported that facility managers declined to provide El Paso public health officials with information about detainees' "vaccination history or their close contacts at the facility, which hampered health workers."
- Philip Huang, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services, urged residents to get vaccinated and called for better federal information sharing to keep Texans safe.
- Unlike last year's outbreak in the South Plains, little information is available about this surge because company officials are not talking, while declining vaccination rates leave communities increasingly vulnerable.
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The Dallas Morning News: Why are feds keeping Texans in the dark?
For the second time in two years, Texas is experiencing a significant measles outbreak. But unlike last year’s outbreak in the South Plains, there’s little information available about the new surge because it erupted at a privately operated federal detention…
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After measles outbreak, why are feds keeping Texans in the dark?
For the second time in two years, Texas is experiencing a significant measles outbreak. But unlike last year’s outbreak in the South Plains, little information is available about the new surge because it erupted at a privately operated federal detention…
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