The Texas Department of State Health Services has reported an outbreak of measles among unvaccinated school-going children in Gaines County. Health officials say they are also investigating other potential cases among close contacts to treat people quickly and stop the virus from spreading further.

Elsewhere, the Georgia Department of Public Health today reported two more measles cases in unvaccinated Atlanta residents. In a statement, the group said the patients are family members of a case confirmed in January.

The Texas Department of State Health Services said on Friday there have been ten confirmed cases of measles in Gaines County. DSHS reported it as an outbreak of measles in the county.

Two children were hospitalized with measles in West Texas the same month the highly contagious respiratory illness was also found in two Houston residents.

A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.

Health officials in Texas are battling a growing measles outbreak in an area that has some of the state's lowest vaccination rates and highest non-medical exemptions. On January 30, officials reported two measles cases in unvaccinated,