Measles spreads to central Texas as 5 states report active outbreaks
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Texas has reached 422 cases of measles in an outbreak that started two months ago.
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While West Texas has been the focus of the largest number of measles cases, the virus has also emerged in other parts of the U.S. Get the latest numbers by state.
The number of measles cases linked to the outbreak centered in West Texas has risen to 379 across three states, with Texas alone reporting a total of 327 confirmed cases as of Tuesday, according to state health officials. New cases were also reported in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Minnesota.
A growing measles outbreak in Kansas has reached 23 cases and may be linked to earlier outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico. Ohio is now reporting 10 cases, with wider exposure concerns.
A measles outbreak in Kansas doubled in less than a week to 23 cases and has "a possible link" to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico that have sickened more than 370, the state health department said Wednesday.
Kansas has confirmed 13 new measles cases, bringing the total to 23 so far this year, according to health officials. The cases may be linked to the current outbreak affecting Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
A measles outbreak spanning Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma reached at least 453 cases Friday and might be linked to cases in other states and across borders.
Fueled by the measles outbreak in Texas, U.S. cases this year now exceed 500 — the second-highest annual total in a decade. In Texas alone, 400 cases have been confirmed.
DALLAS — The Texas public health department is now reporting a total of 422 measles cases in the ongoing outbreak that began in Gaines County. The outbreak has now spread
