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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

First person dies of measles in Texas outbreak that has made more than 120 people sick

An unvaccinated child has died of measles in Texas, the first death in the current measles outbreak in the west of the state and the first in the U.S. since 2015, say health officials.

“The school-aged child who was not vaccinated was hospitalized in Lubbock last week and tested positive for measles,” the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a Wednesday release.

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