6 days ago · Those were the first Texas measles cases since 2023 and prompted a DSHS health alert on January 23. On January 29, the South Plains Public Health District notified the public of a measles case in a Gaines County child. As of now, a total of six cases have been identified, all among unvaccinated school-aged children who are residents of Gaines ...

1 day ago · Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state.. South Plains Public Health District Director Zach Holbrooks said Monday that his department was first notified in late January about the first two cases in Gaines County, which he said were “two children who had ...

1 day ago · From The Texas Tribune: At least 10 cases of measles — eight of which are among school-aged children — have been reported in Gaines County in West Texas over the past two weeks, driving worries of an escalating outbreak. Of the cases so far, seven have been hospitalized, according to a Texas Health and Human Services alert. All were ...

5 days ago · The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. At this time, 10 cases have been identified with symptom onset within the last two weeks. Eight of the cases are among school-aged …

2 days ago · The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles cases in Gaines County within the last two weeks. Eight of the 10 cases involved school-aged children.

1 day ago · Gaines County has one of the highest rates in Texas of school-aged children who opt out of at least one required vaccine: Nearly 14% of children from kindergarten through grade 12 had an exemption ...

1 day ago · A measles outbreak has occurred in Gaines County, Texas, affecting unvaccinated school-aged children. Nine confirmed and three probable cases have been reported, with health officials ...

Gaines County, Texas – South Plains Public Health District is announcing two confirmed cases of measles in residents of Gaines County. Both cases are in unvaccinated school age children who were hospitalized in Lubbock and have since been discharged.

Jan 30, 2025 · The Texas Department of State Health Services is announcing two confirmed cases of measles in residents of Gaines County. Both cases are in unvaccinated school age children who were hospitalized in Lubbock and have since been discharged. ... The Harris County cases were the first confirmed measles cases in Texas since 2023. Measles is a highly ...

5 days ago · In late January, two school-age children from Gaines County were hospitalized with measles. Since an estimated 1 in 5 people with the disease end up in the hospital, the two cases suggested a larger outbreak.. As of Feb. 7, there were 14 confirmed and six probable cases, said Zach Holbrooks, executive director of the South Plains …