Lubbock County in Texas has been free of measles cases for more than 50 days. But Katherine Wells, director of the Lubbock Health Department, is staying vigilant.

In an update on Tuesday, July 15, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 762 confirmed cases of measles in the West Texas outbreak. The cases reported went ...

In an update on Tuesday, July 15, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 762 confirmed cases of measles in the West Texas outbreak. The cases reported went up by nine since the ...

Measles cases have surpassed a recent 2019 record to reach the highest level since 1992, with at least 1,289 cases reported ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — A child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious — but preventable ...

Dr. Ron Cook, community health authority of Lubbock, and Katherine Wells, director of Lubbock Public Health, speak about a recent measles case with in the city on Jan. 30, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas.

LUBBOCK, Texas (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - A school-aged child has died in Lubbock from measles, the first death reported in an ongoing outbreak that has infected more than 120 people in West Texas ...

Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, ... 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. Credit: AP/Annie RiceOn Tuesday, the state added another 24 cases to its count and two additional counties, Borden and Randall.

Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data.

A confirmed case of measles has been reported in Putnam County. Here's what the Monroe County Health Department suggests to ...

As measles cases in West Texas are still on the rise two months after the outbreak began, local public health officials say they expect the virus to keep spreading for at least several more months ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious — but ...