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Texas measles outbreak 2025: Second child death reported

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A second school-aged child has died from complications related to having measles, according to hospital officials in Lubbock.

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Fox26 Houston
Texas measles outbreak: Second child dies from measles-related complications (opens Fox26 Houston)
Published Apr 5, 2025
Fox26 Houston's feed description
Health officials said the school-aged child who tested positive for measles was hospitalized in Lubbock and passed away on Thursday.
NBC4 Washington
Second measles death reported in Texas (opens NBC4 Washington)
Published Apr 5, 2025
NBC4 Washington's feed description
Another child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday night, though the exact cause of death is...
Fox News
Second child with measles has died in Texas, officials say (opens Fox News)
Published Apr 5, 2025
Fox News's feed description
Texas reports a second child with measles has died, raising concerns over vaccination rates and emphasizing the need for immunization to prevent outbreaks and protect public health.
Fox2 Detroit
Texas measles outbreak 2025: Second child death reported (opens Fox2 Detroit)
Published Apr 6, 2025
Fox2 Detroit's feed description
A second school-aged child has died from complications related to having measles, according to hospital officials in Lubbock.
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Second Texas child dies of measles (opens Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Published Apr 5, 2025
Tyler Morning Telegraph's feed description
An 8-year-old girl with measles died Thursday morning, the second measles-related death in an ongoing outbreak that has infected nearly 500 Texans since January.
WWL New Orleans
Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500 (opens WWL New Orleans)
Published Apr 5, 2025
WWL New Orleans's feed description
The first measles death in the U.S. in a decade was in an unvaccinated school-age child in February in Lubbock.
NPR
Second child dies from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases near 500 (opens NPR)
Published Apr 5, 2025
NPR's feed description
A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell.
Breitbart News
Measles Claim the Life of a Second Child in Texas (opens Breitbart News)
Published Apr 5, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description
Measles claimed the life of a second child on Thursday in west Texas, raising concerns about an outbreak in the Lone Star State.
CBS News
Second child dies from measles-related causes as Texas outbreak continues to spread (opens CBS News)
Published Apr 5, 2025
CBS News's feed description
A spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was "receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized" and was not vaccinated.
BNO News
Texas confirms 2nd measles death amid growing multistate outbreak (opens BNO News)
Published Apr 5, 2025
BNO News's feed description
Health officials in Texas have confirmed a second measles-related death in the state amid a growing outbreak that has now spread across at least three U.S. states. The latest death involves a school-aged child who tested positive for measles and died Thursday at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, due to …
The Boston Globe
A second child dies of measles in Texas (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Apr 5, 2025
The Boston Globe's feed description
The measles crisis in West Texas has claimed the life of another child, the second death in an outbreak that has burned through the region.
CBS News
Second child dies from measles-related causes in West Texas; cases near 500 (opens CBS News)
Published Apr 5, 2025
CBS News's feed description
A spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was "receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized" and was not vaccinated.
FOX 4 Dallas
Texas measles outbreak 2025: Second death reported (opens FOX 4 Dallas)
Published Apr 5, 2025
FOX 4 Dallas's feed description
A second school-aged child has died from complications related to having measles, according to hospital officials in Lubbock.
The Guardian
Second child reportedly dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak (opens The Guardian)
Published Apr 5, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
US health and human services department confirmed death but insisted the exact cause is under investigation
Newsweek
Measles outbreak: Second child dies as Texas cases surge, virus spreads (opens Newsweek)
Published Apr 5, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
A second unvaccinated child died from measles in Texas as the outbreak spreads to multiple states.
WFMZ Allentown
US sees third measles-related death amid outbreaks (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published Apr 5, 2025
WFMZ Allentown's feed description
A second school-age child who was hospitalized with measles is the third measles-related death in the U.S. since the virus started ripping through West Texas in late January.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Texas records second measles-related death | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Apr 5, 2025
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
A second child with measles has died in Texas where hundreds of cases of the disease have been recorded in recent weeks, prompting U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to plan a trip to the state, local media reported early on Sunday.
NBC News
A second child has died in the Texas measles outbreak (opens NBC News)
Published Apr 5, 2025
NBC News's feed description
Another child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday night, though the exact cause of death is under investigation.
WISH-TV Indianapolis
Second unvaccinated child dies of measles in Texas amid outbreak (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)
Published Apr 5, 2025
WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description
An unvaccinated child in Texas has died from the measles, marking the second child's death linked to the ongoing outbreak in the state.
KOB 4
A second child died from measles-related illness in growing Texas outbreak, hospital spokesman says (opens KOB 4)
Published Apr 5, 2025
KOB 4's feed description
A second child died from measles-related illness in growing Texas outbreak, hospital spokesman says.
Washington Examiner
Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Apr 5, 2025
Washington Examiner's feed description
An unvaccinated school-age child died of measles in February in Lubbock — the first measles death in the U.S. in a decade.
CNN
New York Times: Second child dies of measles in Texas (opens CNN)
Published Apr 5, 2025
CNN's feed description
An 8-year-old girl in Texas died Thursday morning of “measles pulmonary failure,” according to The New York Times, citing records it obtained.
Time
Second Child Dies From Measles-Related Causes in West Texas (opens Time)
Published Apr 5, 2025
Time's feed description
The West Texas outbreak is believed to have spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas, sickening nearly 570 people.
Thv11
Second school-aged child dies from measles-related illness in West Texas (opens Thv11)
Published Apr 5, 2025
Thv11's feed description
The first measles death in the U.S. in a decade was in an unvaccinated school-age child in February in Lubbock.
WMUR
A second child has died from measles-related causes in West Texas (opens WMUR)
Published Apr 5, 2025
WMUR's feed description
The West Texas outbreak is believed to have spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas, sickening nearly 570 people.

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