According to the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Rule §97.7, schools and childcare settings shall exclude unimmunized ...

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With an additional four measles cases reported late Thursday, we have an outbreak on the South Plains. So who is at risk? And ...

On January 30, officials reported two measles cases in unvaccinated, school-age children in Gaines County, which sits at the ...

There are six confirmed cases of measles in Gaines County. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said there ...

Due to the highly contagious nature of the virus, more cases are expected in Gaines County and surrounding areas. There are ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services said on Friday there have been ten confirmed cases of measles in Gaines County.

A measles outbreak is growing in a Texas county with dangerously low vaccination rates. In late January, two school-age ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a health alert warning of an outbreak, saying there are at least 10 confirmed cases.

Lubbock and Texas health officials have confirmed 6 cases of measles in Gaines County, with others being investigated in the surrounding counties.

Lubbock Public Health also urged high-risk ... it takes between eight and 12 days for children to develop symptoms of the measles but it can be one to two days before the onset of symptoms ...