Texas faces an increasingly severe measles outbreak with over 130 cases and one child fatality amid declining vaccination rates.

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world. Last year, an outbreak that started in Gaines County led to more than 760 cases and claimed the lives of two children. A leading U.S. health ...

Measles is a highly contagious, airborne disease able to infect up to 90% of people who are not immune and come into contact ...

Measles is back with a vengeance in the U.S. Will America be able to fight off the virus this time? Julia Musto reports ...

The West Texas measles outbreak, the nation’s largest in 30 years, is now over, state health officials announced on Monday. The Texas Department of State Health Services announced the outbreak was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest level in 35 years, marking a dramatic resurgence of a disease that ...

Despite the spike in demand for measles shots following the deadly 2025 outbreak, exemptions on all vaccines for schoolchildren rose after the release of a downloadable exemption form.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that the United States has logged 2,318 measles cases in the first seven months of this year, surpassing last year’s total of 2,289.

A measles outbreak that spread into New Mexico last year cost nearly $5.4 million to contain, according to a new study, ...

By Nancy Lapid Aug 3 (Reuters) - The overall cost of containing a 2025 measles outbreak in New Mexico was nearly $5.4 million ...

TEXAS, USA — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. While more than 92% of Texas kindergarteners and 7th graders were fully ...

While more than 92% of Texas kindergarteners and 7th graders were fully vaccinated in the 2025-26 school year for each vaccine required to attend school, the coverage rates remained lower than before ...