Second US Child Dies Of Measles, Almost 650 Ill: Officials

The vast majority of measles cases tallied by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are patients not vaccinated against the disease (Credit: AFP)

A measles outbreak has killed a second child in the southwestern United States, authorities said Sunday, with almost 650 people now infected as the highly contagious disease spreads.

"We are deeply saddened to report that a school-aged child who was recently diagnosed with measles has passed away," Aaron Davis, vice president of UMC Health System, a medical center in Texas, told AFP.