It comes as a child in Texas died from the infectious disease, marking the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015.

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Health officials have warned parents that the best defense against measles as a now-fatal outbreak continues is to get their children vaccinated.

The Texas Department of State Health Services on Wednesday confirmed the death. DSHS said the patient was an unvaccinated school-aged child.

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