Texas’ measles has increased by 36 cases, exceeding the number of US cases for all in 2024.
The contagious virus, which starts at the end of January and focuses on the western region, now has 259 cases. Latest update At the Texas State Department (DSH). 257 of these patients are vaccinated or have no vaccinations, and 201 are children under 17 years of age. 34 patients were hospitalized, and one child died for children who did not receive vaccinations.
To date, 11 counties have reported the incident, but two -thirds (174; 67%) of the incident are in Gainz County, one of the highest school age children in Texas, who chose one of the minimum vaccines in Texas. This county is home to a large Menonite community with a low vaccination rate.
DSHS officials said that three of the cases previously listed as vaccinations were not vaccinated. The two received measles 1-2 days before the symptoms began and exposed to the virus, and received the doses of measles, pandemic, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. The third was a vaccine reaction that imitated measles infections and was removed from the number of cases.
Meanwhile, in New Mexico, events are important. Outbreak Two people have grown, and 33 of the 35 -year -old patients are not vaccinated or the vaccine is not known. Texas’s border, Gaines County, and two in LEA County, and two are in nearby Eddie County.
Two weeks officials say that this disease is very likely to cause additional cases in case of development and urge people to be vaccinated. The capacity of the MMR vaccine is 97% effective for measles.
More than 300 cases nationwide
A total of 301 measles were reported nationwide by 15 jurisdictions. Update Today at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center. A total of 285 cases were reported in 2024.
Fifty of the case patients (17%) were admitted, and two measles were reported. The New Mexican health authorities reported that in addition to the children who died in Texas, the laboratory confirmed the existence of an adult virus who had not recently been vaccinated. The cause of the death is still under investigation.
