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Measles costs are accumulating as funding cuts threaten the outbreak response
Measles cases have surpassed 650 in an ongoing multistate outbreak, but federal funding cuts could threaten the response.
Texas measles outbreak could last 12 months, experts say, risking U.S. elimination status
The measles outbreak has already spread to three states and triggered more than 500 cases. But it could keep growing for ...
Measles Outbreaks in Canada and Mexico Bring Grim Prognosis
Canada has reported more than 730 cases this year, making this one of the worst measles outbreaks in the country since it declared the virus “eliminated” in 1998. Mexico has seen at least 360 measles ...
RFK Jr.'s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to ...
Measles cases in Texas rise to 561, state health department says
The Texas health department reported 561 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 from April 11, as the ...
Texas Dad Doesn't Regret Not Vaccinating Daughter After She Dies of Measles
Daisy was the second child to die during the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. An unvaccinated 6-year-old girl from the Mennonite community ...
Takeaways from AP’s report on how flat funding set stage for Texas measles outbreak, might fuel more
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U ...