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2025-02-22 23:31:46
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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MEASLES OUTBREAK IN WEST TEXAS AS CASES RISE TO 90
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✍️ A measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties, with 16 people hospitalized, and a separate outbreak in eastern New Mexico has nine cases.
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👉 Measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties
👉 16 people are hospitalized
👉 Concentrated in a "close-knit, undervaccinated" Mennonite community
👉 Most cases are among people younger than 18
👉 Public health officials are hosting vaccination clinics and screening efforts
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#WestTexas #GainesCounty #TerryCounty #DawsonCounty #YoakumCounty #Lubbock #Lynn #Ector #NewMexico #LeaCounty #Hobbs #health
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