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Texas has officially surpassed 500 confirmed cases of measles since the start of the year.
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Indiana health officials announced a measles outbreak Wednesday, with six cases that have no known links to the outbreaks in several other states.
From Oregonian
So far, 12% of the CDC-confirmed cases have led to hospitalization, and in February, an unvaccinated, school-age child in Texas died of the infection, making them the first person to die of measles i...
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2 school-age children have died in Texas measles outbreak, as total cases pass 480
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Response to multistate measles outbreak hampered by unique set of challenges
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