Second measles death reported in ongoing outbreak

The New Mexico Department of Health said Thursday that the state had its first measles death.

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Second measles death reported as outbreak grows in Southwest

A second person has died from measles as the outbreak of the disease in Texas and New Mexico continues to grow, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. The person was unvaccinated and a ...
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Texas reports first death in Measles outbreak

An unvaccinated child in Texas has died from Measles, officials said Wednesday. It's the first reported death in the outbreak impacting the Lone Star State. CBS News' Omar Villafranca and Dr. Jon ...
CBS News - Feb. 26
First measles death in Texas outbreak reported

An unvaccinated child hospitalized with measles has died, the first reported death from the illness amid an outbreak across Texas and New Mexico. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports.
CBS News - Feb. 26
First measles death reported in Texas child as outbreak spreads

Health officials say a child who had not been vaccinated died of measles in West Texas — the first death in an outbreak that has infected more than 120 people.
CBS News - Feb. 26
First measles death reported in Texas as Kennedy downplays outbreak

A child has died of measles in Texas, the first death in an outbreak that's infected at least 124 people. HHS secretary RFK Jr. has downplayed the outbreak.
NBC News - Feb. 26
First death in measles outbreak reported in Texas as cases grow

A child who was hospitalized with measles has died from the illness in West Texas, state and local health officials announced. Lubbock health officials and the Department of State Health Services ...
CBS News - Feb. 27
First measles death reported in Texas outbreak; more than 120 now infected

A school-age child in Texas has died after contracting measles, the first death to result from the current outbreak spreading throughout the South Plains region of the state where more than 120 ...
The Hill - Feb. 26
One death confirmed in Texas measles outbreak

The director of public health in Lubbock, Texas, confirmed that one child has died of measles, the first death related to the disease in the U.S. in a decade. NBC News’ Sam Brock reports on how the ...
NBC News - Feb. 26
9 states report measles cases as outbreaks grow

One of the most contagious viruses in the world is spreading around the United States. So far in 2025 there have been three distinct measles outbreaks and at least 164 cases reported to the Centers ...
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