Measles vaccination is required for school entry in Texas. Children with suspected or confirmed measles should be kept out of school or childcare until 4 days after the onset of rash.

4 days ago · The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. At this time, 24 cases have been identified with symptom onset within the last two weeks. ... additional cases are likely to occur in Gaines County and the surrounding communities. DSHS is working with South Plains Public Health District and ...

Texas has twenty-two (22) confirmed cases of measles in twelve (12) counties: four counties (5 cases) in PHR 2/3, four counties (7 cases) in PHR 6/5S, two counties (2 cases) in PHR 7, two counties (2 cases) in PHR 8, and one county (6 cases) in PHR 9/10 as of 1/22/2020.

3 days ago · The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed 24 total cases of measles in Gaines County and a new case in Terry County on Tuesday. Brownfield ISD took to social media to confirm ...

2 days ago · At least 24 cases of measles have been detected in Gaines County, Texas, the state’s Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said this week as it warned that additional cases were likely ...

5 days ago · A small county in West Texas has 15 measles cases, mostly in school-aged children. Gaines County, which borders New Mexico, has one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state.

3 days ago · A measles outbreak is happening in Texas, ... Two doses of the MMR vaccine are highly effective at preventing measles, according to DSHS. There’s no cure for measles. The virus must run its ...

4 days ago · Texas public health officials say a measles outbreak has grown to 24 cases as of Feb. 11. Most of the patients are younger than 18, and all are unvaccinated. Nine patients have been hospitalized. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is monitoring the outbreak and expects additional cases.

• Confirmed measles case status: • An acute, febrile rash illness (temperature can be lower than 101⁰F and rash < 3 days) that is: • Laboratory confirmed • Detection of measles-virus-specific nucleic acid by PCR, Isolation of measles virus from a clinical specimen, IgG seroconversion, or positive serological

1 day ago · A measles outbreak continues to hit Texas, state health officials warned Tuesday. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 24 cases of the disease have been identified in Gaines ...