Doctors at UT Health San Antonio are pressing for coordinated action to prevent the outbreak from spreading beyond an immigrant detention center in Dilley.

Just one year after the worst measles outbreak in the country began in West Texas, public health officials said the U.S. could lose its measles elimination status. Public health leaders from North Texas and Lubbock warn declining vaccination rates could increase risk of future measles outbreaks.

As the number of measles cases in Spartanburg continues to grow, a Texas health official offers perspective on how an outbreak there took shape

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will soon decide if the U-S will lose its measles elimination status. KXAN’s Sally Hernandez spoke with Dr. Demetre Daskalaki, an infectious disease physician and former CDC leader, for a closer look.

It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authorities say they plan to meet in April to determine if the U.S. has lost its measles-free designation. Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a ...

Last year, the U.S. saw the highest number of measles cases in 33 years. One year ago, health officials confirmed that cases of measles were cropping up in a small town in western Texas. Soon, the virus had spread to neighboring counties in Texas.

The outbreak that originated in Texas has spread into multiple states. And, the summer will be the real test of how much bigger this outbreak can grow.

Measles in South Carolina has spread to at least 789 people, surpassing the 2025 West Texas outbreak that sickened 762 people and killed two young girls.

As the measles outbreak in part of the U.S. raged on, mid-Missouri health experts said they are taking precautions if the contagious dieases makes its way to th