The number of measles cases related to a outbreak in western Texas has increased to 259, as per the new data released on Friday, in the last three days, 36 cases have been reported.
Almost all cases are unnatural individuals or individuals whose vaccination is unknown. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), two cases have been reported among the people vaccinated with two doses. Success infection, when a vaccination person is infected, is rare, as measles vaccine provides protection up to 97% after 2 doses.
So far at least 34 people have been admitted to the hospital.
According to data, in the outbreak of Texas, children and adolescents aged 5 to 17, in most cases, included children between 115 years of age and 86 cases in 86 cases.
DSHS said in its update that it hopes that more cases will be confirmed in the area and surrounding communities.
The US has so far reported two potential measles deaths, a confirmed death related to measles, while the other is certainly linked to measles virus, but the cause of death is officially subject to investigation.
The hints indicate how to test measles in the parking lot of Seminole Hospital district on 27 February 2025, Seminole, Texas.
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According to DSHS, the first reported death was an unwellicade school-AZ child in Texas. According to the department, the child did not have any underlying underlying condition.
According to data from the Disease Control and Prevention Center, Texas’s death was the first measles death recorded in the US in a decade.
Another potential measles death was recorded last week, when a positive test was done for the virus of New Mexico resident.
According to DSHS, Gens County is the subscription to the outbreak of Texas, which confirms 174 cases. State health data suggests that the number of vaccine discounts in Gains County has increased dramatically over the last dozen years.
In 2013, the county had about 7.5% of the kindergarten parents or guardians who filed for a discount for at least one vaccine. Ten years later, this number exceeded 17.5% – according to state health data, one of the most in Texas.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 301 cases in at least 14 states so far this year, including Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentaki, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Road Island, Texas, Vermont and Washington.
There are more cases so far this year than last year’s entirety, which saw 285 cases nationwide, CDC data shows.
Most of the cases confirmed at the national level are among people who are unnatural or whose vaccination status is unknown. In those cases, 3% are among those who received only one dose of MMR (measles, kanthamala and rubella) inoculation and 2% are among those who have received two doses required according to CDC.
Measles is one of the most infectious diseases known for humans. According to the CDC, just one infected patient can spread nine out of 10 susceptible close contacts.
Health officials are urging a person who does not vaccinate to get MMR vaccine.
The CDC currently recommends that people receive two vaccine doses, first at the age of 12 to 15 months and the second between 4 and 6 years. The CDC states that one dose is 93% effective, and two doses are 97% effective. Most vaccination adults do not require boosters.
According to the CDC, measles from the US was abolished in 2000 due to the highly effective vaccination program. However, CDC data shows that the rate of vaccination in recent years is lagging behind.
ABC News Youri Benadjaoud contributed to this report.
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