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Texas health officials announce nation-leading 20 more measles cases
The total measles cases in Texas increased by 20 since Friday to 561 since late January, which leads the nation by a wide ...
CDC scraps plan to help Texas schools curb measles over layoffs, employee says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has scrapped a plan to offer help curbing measles in Texas schools after ...
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Federal public health cuts could cost Texas $700 million
State and local health agencies are having to cut programs and staff to make up the loss and more cuts could be coming.
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Texas says measles cases rise further, CDC sends more help
Cases in Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, rose to 364 from 355 reported on Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. Sign up here. Dr. David Sugerman, from the ...
2nd child with measles dies in Texas, according to state health officials
A second child in Texas has died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in a growing ...
CDC scientist: Texas measles outbreak response hurt by funding cuts
The CDC is struggling to respond to the Texas measles outbreak. The U.S. has reported more than 700 cases in 25 states.
Takeaways from AP’s report on how flat funding set stage for Texas measles outbreak, might fuel more
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U ...