Two of the four cases are in Lubbock, which hasn’t seen a case in more than 20 years. Meanwhile, measles vaccination rates in Texas have fallen over the last four years.

However, SPPHD announced a second confirmed case in Gaines County days later. "Both cases are in unvaccinated school-age children who were hospitalized in Lubbock and have since been discharged," ...

A school-aged child in Lubbock, Texas has tested positive for measles. The child was not vaccinated against measles. Measles is highly contagious and can be spread through coughing, sneezing ...

After reportedly being eradicated from the U.S. in 2000, there were four times more outbreaks of measles in the U.S. in 2024 ...

There were no measles cases in 2024, but 2025 is different. There have been four reported this year, and it’s still January.

A letter submitted to the U.S. Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services ...

The cases have led the Texas Department of State Health Services to issue a health alert for Texas. According to Newsweek, ...

One more death has been recorded in Tanzania's Marburg outbreak, raising the death toll to 10 according to a weekly update ...

Measles spreads through the air. You don't even have to rub up on someone to catch it, which makes things much worse. Measles ...

In related developments, West Virginia officials suspend poultry exhibitions and Massachusetts warn of sick and dead birds ...