The West Texas measles outbreak continues to grow, now possibly spreading into the central part of the state and neighboring New Mexico, health officials said Friday.

The number of confirmed measles cases in western Texas grew to 146, and it is possibly spreading to the central part of the ...

The child who died in the outbreak is the first U.S. death from the highly contagious but preventable respiratory disease since 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The number of measles cases in Lea County remained unchanged Friday, but public health officials said that could change.

Kennedy Jr. earlier this week dismissed the measles outbreak in West Texas that killed an unvaccinated child as "not unusual" ...

Anita Kurian, the deputy director of San Antonio's Metropolitan Health District, said people should check their vaccination status. Those who are unsure of their vaccination status can contact Metro ...

Young children are especially vulnerable to measlesOn Feb. 26, 2025, Texas health officials announced the death of a child in ...

Kahn says the measles vaccination has been a victim of its own success. “The vast majority of people have never seen a case ...

For a community to be protected against contagious diseases, enough residents need to be vaccinated to provide “herd immunity ...

As an outbreak of measles continues to spread in west Texas and New Mexico, many people are wondering, how bad could it get?