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Although 355 cases have been reported in the ongoing measles in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, local officials say they are in class and the virus can continue for months.
Texas reported 309 cases of occurrence, and New Mexico reported 42 cases and Oklahoma reported four cases.
42 people were hospitalized. 110 of them are 110 of the children up to 4 years old and 140 are among young people between 5 and 17 years old.
In Texas, 211 cases occurred in the Gainz County, and the outbreak was first confirmed. In New Mexico, most of the events are in LEA County and are the border gain county.
that Oklahoma State Health Department As of March 18, people with “exposure related to the occurrence of Texas and New Mexico” have four possible measles. All were not vaccinated or the vaccination was unclear.
In most cases, six cases were found in those who had no obtained measles ruthless Rubela (MMR) vaccines or unknown vaccinations, but two in Texas and four or more in New Mexico.
Testing Labs started on LubBock. This no longer needs to transmit a plane to Austin via a plane, so the time to get the result from 72 hours to the same day is reduced.
Katherine Wells, director of LubBock Public Health, said that not only the result of the increase in the number of cases of Friday, but also the result of spread.
She said in a briefing this week, “This will be a big outbreak, and we are still on the increase in the number of cases.” “I think it will take a year.”
Experts say that this onset is led by an underprivileged test. The MMR application range is especially low in Gaines county. In 2023-24, almost one out of five kindergartens did not receive the vaccine. Differently affected counties are also lower than the 95%goals set by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to prevent the spread of infection. The capacity of the MMR vaccine is 97% effective for measles.
Dr. Carlos del Rio, an epidemic expert and medical professor at Emory University, said the answer to the end of the onset is “vaccination, vaccination, vaccination, and vaccination.”
“This should work with the community,” he said. “This requires a lot of on -site efforts to convince children to be vaccinated and to be vaccinated in the community.
A Texas official said that the vaccine was sufficient.
“Some people are changing their hearts to vaccination, but I want to see them more.”
Last month, Texas did not receive vaccinations and announced the first death of a school age child who had no fundamental conditions. Health officials in New Mexico continue to investigate the cause of death of those who have not been vaccinated for measles.
In 2025, less than a quarter of the United States has already seen more cases than in 2024. Last year, a total of 285 measles cases were reported. data In the US Disease Control and Prevention Center. CNN’s aggregation has been reported by 404 cases this year since 2019.
