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Measles outbreak is over, Texas health officials say
The largest U.S. measles outbreak in 30 years ended after 42 days without new cases, with 762 infections and 99 hospitalizations, driven mainly by unvaccinated individuals.
- Texas confirmed at least 762 cases of measles associated with the outbreak since late January, including nearly 100 hospitalizations and two deaths of school-aged children.
- Cases linked to the outbreak in Texas have also been reported in New Mexico, Oklahoma and possibly Kansas, with the US reporting more than 1,350 measles cases this year- the most since measles was declared eliminated in 2000.
- Most outbreak-related cases in Texas were in and around Gaines County, where the measles vaccination rate among kindergartners is one of the lowest in the state, with the vast majority of cases in unvaccinated individuals.
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AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — The deadly measles outbreak in West Texas has ended seven months after the first cases were reported, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Monday. A total of 762 cases have been confirmed since late January, more than two-thirds of which were in children. No new cases have been reported in the past 42 days in any of the counties that "previously showed evidence of ongoing transmission," DSHS said in a press r…
State Health Officials Declare West Texas Measles Outbreak Is Over
The West Texas measles outbreak, the largest the United States has seen in more than two decades, is officially over, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on Aug. 18. The department stated that 42 days had passed with no new reported cases. Health officials use this benchmark because measles has a 21-day maximum incubation period—the longest it can take between exposure to the virus and the onset of symptoms, so two …
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UpstractMeasles outbreak ends in West Texas, health officials say
(Reuters) -The measles outbreak in West Texas has ended, state health officials said on Monday, after meeting the criteria of six weeks since the last reported case.
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The Independent (US)Measles outbreak in Texas is over, say health officials
State health officials in Texas have declared the state's measles outbreak over which sickened 762 people
Measles outbreak is over, Texas health officials say
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The measles outbreak centered in West Texas – one of the largest and deadliest in centuries – has ended, state health officials announced on Monday. No new cases have been reported in the counties that had previously shown evidence of ongoing transmission in more than 42 days, according to the announcement. An outbreak is considered to be over after this amount of time because it suggests that there two incubati…
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