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

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 ...

As measles — a preventable disease the U.S. considered eliminated in 2000 — spreads through West Texas’ rural expanse, ...

Vaccines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity, protecting those who ...

Texas health officials say they expect to see measles case numbers grow in the coming days and weeks.

Texas’ health commissioner told lawmakers Monday they are still trying to determine the origin of a South Plains-Panhandle ...

Measles is on the rise, with a large outbreak in Texas and cases in other states. Doctors say the current two-dose vaccine ...

The warning against measles parties comes days after an unvaccinated child died of measles in Lubbock County about month ...

Tarrant County Public Health Director Dr. Brian Byrd said he can’t share measles preparedness plans with the public until ...

Dr. David Persse, HHD’s chief medical official, said he expects that more are getting their vaccine with their primary care ...

Measles parties echo chicken pox parties from decades ago, when people would deliberately expose themselves or others to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner gave an update on the measles outbreak on Monday. DSHS Commissioner Jennifer Shuford said more cases linked to the outbreak ...