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State offers specific measles guidance for 10 West Texas “outbreak” counties

State health officials added four more counties to what they consider “outbreak areas” and advise those visiting or living in those counties to consult measles vaccination guidance for those areas.

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RFK Jr praises anti-vaxxer hours after attending funeral of 8-year-old who died from measles

Nearly 500 people have been sickened in the West Texas measles outbreak. Of those, fewer than 10 were fully vaccinated

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Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500

A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness

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US is on track to have the worst measles outbreak of this century, former Covid response coordinator warns

Hundreds of infections have been reported in West Texas as cases of the highly contagious virus continue to crop up nationwide

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Scientists hope a newly discovered flower will return after rain in West Texas

Scientists who want to learn more about a tiny, newly discovered flower in West Texas are hoping it will bloom again in a couple of weeks after rain finally fell in the area

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‘Leave Measles Out of Spring Break’: California coast city releases PSA to try and slow virus spread

Fears of continued spread of the virus come as the West Texas outbreak grows

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West Texas lawmakers push bills to divert some oil and gas taxes to help oil-producing counties with roads, other needs

Reps. Tom Craddick and Brooks Landgraf want to divert 10% of taxes collected on oil and gas production to help budget-strapped counties keep up with growth.

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Texas measles outbreak expected to last months - but it has spurred more vaccinations

Measles cases in West Texas are still rising two months after the outbreak began

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An abandoned West Texas oil well has created a 200-foot-wide sinkhole

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

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Health experts are wondering if the measles outbreak is a lot larger than it seems

The highly contagious virus has been tied to the deaths of two unvaccinated people and the infections of hundreds in West Texas

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A Republican effort to set deadlines to plug orphan wells in Texas hits resistance

The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the environment.

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Rare mammoth tusk found on West Texas ranch

Researchers have excavated a rare mammoth tusk discovered by a hunter on a West Texas ranch.

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This 'Dune' isn't fiction. It's the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas

A more than 40-mile long conveyor belt filled with sand stretches from the oil fields of West Texas to New Mexico, all for the purpose of one mission: oil production

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Measles cases are still rising in Texas. Here's what you should know about the contagious virus

Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico now have more than 250 cases total

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West Texas reports nearly 200 measles cases. New Mexico is up to 30

Health officials say West Texas now has almost 200 measles cases and New Mexico's case number has tripled to 30

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Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died

The Texas Tribune

West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates

In rural West Texas, measles has sickened nearly 150 people, most of them unvaccinated. A school-age child has died. The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government mandates are not trusted.

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Texas officials still don’t know how West Texas measles outbreak started

Texas’ health commissioner fielded questions from state lawmakers about the outbreak and vaccine risks.

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Measles Outbreak Claims Life In West Texas

US Health Secretary's silence on measles vaccination amid deadly outbreak raises concerns. Health officials stress importance of vaccination for protection.

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Measles cases continue to rise in the US. Here’s what to know and how to avoid it

Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus after an unvaccinated child died in the West Texas outbreak this week

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As measles cases mount in the US, what’s the situation worldwide?

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas

International Business Times

Texas Reports First US Measles Death In A Decade Amid Growing Outbreak

During a briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Lara Johnson, Chief Medical Officer for Covenant Health Service Area explained that measles can only be prevented if enough people are vaccinated. As vaccination rates drop across the country, more outbreaks are likely to occur.

International Business Times UK

Measles Outbreak In West Texas Claims First US Death In A Decade: Symptoms To Watch Out For

An unvaccinated child's death in a West Texas measles outbreak marks the first US death from measles in a decade.

The Independent UK

Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with varied beliefs and leadership structures — and with sometimes strained or distant relations with public authorities

Latin Times

Unvaccinated Child Becomes First in a Decade to Die of Measles as Texas Outbreak Grows

A measles outbreak in rural West Texas has claimed the life of an unvaccinated child, marking the first U.S. measles-related death since 2015.

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