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Texas health officials have confirmed Bexar County's first measles case of the year, according to a Tuesday news release from ...

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – The Texas Department of State Health Services reported the first case of measles in 2025 in Bexar ...

Three new cases were added to the total this week. This brings the total number of infections linked to this measles outbreak ...

SAN ANTONIO — A case of the measles has been confirmed in Bexar County, according to the Texas Department of State Health ...

As of July 1, 753 cases of measles have been confirmed in Texas, with 53 cases in Lubbock County and 414 cases in Gaines ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services says three new measles cases have been detected in the last week in connection ...

Measles is infectious four days prior to and four days after rash onset. Since the outbreak began in Gaines County in January, 94 people have been hospitalized and two school-age children have died.

Large outbreaks such as the one that began in Gaines County, however, pose a threat to the country's elimination status. Vaccination is the best way to stem the spread of measles.

Gaines County has one of the highest rates in Texas of school-aged children who opt out of at least one required vaccine, with nearly 14% of K-12 children in the 2023-24 school year.