3 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 ...

8 hours ago · — The Texas Department of State Health Services said on Friday there have been ten confirmed cases of measles in Gaines County. DSHS labeled it as a measles outbreak in the county. All cases are ...

3 days ago · The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. At this time, six cases have been identified with symptom onset within the last two weeks, all among unvaccinated school-aged children who are residents of Gaines County. Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases are ...

10 hours ago · On January 30, officials reported two measles cases in unvaccinated, school-aged children in Gaines County, which sits at the border of New Mexico and is around 90 miles southwest of Lubbock ...

22 hours 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 Public Health District, which includes Gaines.

8 hours ago · A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level. In late January, two children in Gaines County were hospitalized for measles.

1 day ago · LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has confirmed six cases of measles in Gaines County and there are cases under investigation in surrounding counties. The majority of these cases are school-aged children and were identified with symptoms within the ...

13 hours ago · FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. All cases have been identified among unvaccinated school-aged children who are residents of Gaines County. Symptom onset began within the last two weeks ...

Jan 23, 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 ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed six cases of measles in Gaines County, with others being investigated in the surrounding counties. This has caused DSHS to confirm that ...