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US measles cases now found in 12 states, a 35% jump

Tue, 2025-03-11 10:20 — mike kraft

US measles cases jump 35% in a week: Now found in 12 states U.S. measles cases jumped by a third over the past week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a worrying sign in the outbreak that's already linked to two deaths. Medical Xpress

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U.S. cases since the beginning of the year rose by 58 to 222 across 12 states, the CDC reported Friday, and 38, or 17% of those confirmed cases, have led to hospitalization.

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Texas measles outbreak: doctors try to counter RFK Jr misinformation about vitamin A

Mon, 2025-03-10 19:51 — mike kraft

Doctors push back as parents embrace Kennedy and vitamin A in Texas measles outbreak

March 8 (Reuters) - As a measles outbreak spreads across West Texas, Dr. Ana Montanez is fighting an uphill battle to convince some parents that vitamin A - touted by vaccine critics as effective against the highly contagious virus - will not protect their children.

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Second measles-related death in U.S.--an unvaccinated adult

Fri, 2025-03-07 09:41 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated New Mexico adult tests positive for measles after death A New Mexico resident who has died, tested positive for measles, the state health department said on Thursday, marking the second measles-related death in the United States in more than a decade. Julie Steenhuysen,Bhanvi Satija Reuters

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Measles: Texas officials say little despite biggest measles outbreak in years

Fri, 2025-02-28 09:53 — mike kraft

Texas leaders quiet amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response. By Eleanor Klibanoff, Pooja Salhotra, Terri Langford and Jayme Lozano Carver The Texas Tribune

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Measles: Texas child dies, first reported US measles death in a decade

Thu, 2025-02-27 09:59 — mike kraft

Texas child is first reported US measles death in a decade as outbreak hits more than 130

Feb 26 (Reuters) - A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said on Wednesday, the first reported U.S. death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a Texas outbreak has grown from a handful of cases to more than 130 across two states.

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Former FDA commissioner very concerned about Texasmeasles outbreak spreading

Mon, 2025-02-24 09:24 — mike kraft

Former FDA chief ‘very concerned’ about Texas measles outbreak spreading Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he is “very concerned” about the measles outbreak in Texas spreading. Gottlieb joined CBS News’s “Face the Nat… lirwin The Hill

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The Texas measles outbreak was ‘inevitable’ because of low vaccination rates --local doctors.

Fri, 2025-02-21 11:19 — mike kraft

Why the Texas measles outbreak was ‘inevitable’ An outbreak of measles is wreaking havoc in the South Plains region of Texas, where nearly 60 children have been confirmed to be infected. Physicians in the state say the current situation was “ine… colinmeyn The Hill

An outbreak of measles is wreaking havoc in the South Plains region of Texas, where nearly 60 children have been confirmed to be infected. Physicians in the state say the current situation was “inevitable” due to the low rates of vaccination among the largely Mennonite community.

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