The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 309, with 30 cases reported in the last three days, according to New data Launched on Friday.
This means that the total number of cases of Texas linked to the outbreak in approximately two months has exceeded the confirmed number for the totality of last year in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Almost all cases are in non -vaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status is unknown. At least 40 people have been hospitalized so far, according to the Texas State Health Services Department (DSHS).
An outside a clinic with the Public Health District of South Plains is observed on February 23, 2025, in Brownfield, Texas.
Julio Cortez/AP, File
There have only been two cases in people fully vaccinated with the measles vaccine, papers and rubella (MMR).
Children and adolescents between 5 and 17 years represent most cases, at age 130, followed by 4 -year -old children and under 102 cases.
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