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A rise in cases of measles has hit a rural area in and around Gaines County, in Texas, where the measles vaccination rate is low. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported that there ...

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 ...

In late January, two children in Gaines County were hospitalized for measles. On Wednesday, the state health department shared in a health alert that the number of confirmed cases had grown to six.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The report said that 10 cases have been identified in Gaines County and eight of the cases are school-aged children, of which two are under the age of 5. All were unvaccinated cases, said officials.