The Texas public health department reported 36 more measles cases on Friday in the outbreak that began in Gaines County.

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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 ...

Michigan officials confirmed a new measles outbreak Thursday near Grand Rapids, bringing the U.S. to eight states with active ...

Measles cases rose to a total of 800 patients so far in 2025 as of Thursday in 25 U.S. jurisdictions, including Texas and New ...

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The Midland Health Department has confirmed a third case of measles in an adult resident inside Midland County.  A city spokesperson confirmed that the health department is working to identify ...

As measles cases in West Texas are still on the rise two months after the outbreak began, local public health officials say they expect the virus to keep spreading for at least several more months ...